December 5, 2020 – Drivers Services facilities will remain closed for in-person transactions until after the first of the year.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary of State Jesse White says in-person services will remain suspended until January 5, 2021.
So what do you do if your license is set to expire? White says the expiration for driver’s licenses and ID cares remains extended until June 1, 2021. But you might soon have an easy way to renew online.
Not everyone qualifies to renew a driver’s license or ID online, particularly those who are required to pass a written or road test. For qualifying drivers, if the driver’s license or ID card expired between Feb. 1, 2020, through Jan. 31, 2021, then you will receive a letter this month with a unique PIN needed to renew online. If the driver’s license or ID card expires after Feb. 1, 2021, then you will receive the PIN letter approximately 90 days before the expiration date. For more information on determining whether you qualify for online renewal, visit www.cyberdriveillinois.com and click on “Read more on how to renew your driver’s license or ID card online” near the top of the main page.
But what about other services?
The Secretary of State’s office is urging you to use the services online at www.cyberdriveillinois.com. Some of these services include:
• Renewing a license plate sticker;
• Obtaining a driver record abstract;
• Filing Business Services documents, such as incorporations and annual reports; and
• Customers with issues involving administrative hearings may contact adminhearings@ilsos.gov.
Have a new driver? They may have to head out of town to get a license. White’s office says the only facilities to remain open for new drivers only are in Bradley, Charleston, Chicago North, Chicago South, Danville/Tilton, DeKalb, Marion, Mascoutah, Moline, Olney, Peoria, Princeton, Quincy, Rantoul, Rockford, Salem, and Springfield.
