'No Rush' To Get To Reopening Driver Facilities: State Sen. Fine

GLENVIEW, IL — While Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reopening driver services facilities for new drivers and renewals beginning June 1, State Senator Laura Fine (D-Glenview) is stressing resident need to stay safe. All Secretary of State departments and offices will reopen for business. Driver services facilities across the state will reopen the first week of June with expanded hours of operation.

“There’s no rush to get to a facility since expiration dates have been extended and services are still available online,” Fine said in a statement Wednesday. “But it’s good to see the Secretary of State’s office reopening their facilities with employees’ and customers’ safety in mind.”

Fine represents the 9th Senate District, which includes all or portions of Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Kenilworth, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wilmette and Winnetka.

According to Fine's office, these facilities will only serve new drivers, customers with expired driver’s licenses and ID cards, and vehicle transactions through July 31. The closest location for Glenview residents is located at the Des Plaines Illinois Secretary of State Facility, 1470 Lee St., Des Plaines.

To ensure current documents remain valid and lessen the rush of customers when these facilities open, the Secretary of State has extended expiration dates for driver’s licenses, IDs and vehicle registrations by at least 90 days after the governor’s disaster proclamation ends. The federal deadline to obtain a REAL ID has also been extended to Oct. 1, 2021. Residents are still encouraged to visit www.cyberdriveillinois.com to avoid waiting in line and take advantage of online services, including replacements and renewals of registrations, driver’s licenses and ID cards.