Illinois driver’s license expiration dates extended again

CHICAGO – The expiration dates of Illinois driver’s licenses, ID playing cards and learner permits has been pushed again but once more.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White introduced the four-month extension, from July 31, 2022, to Dec. 1, 2022.

“Because of this, expired driver’s licenses, ID playing cards and learner’s permits will stay legitimate till December 1, 2022, so prospects don’t have to rush into Driver Providers amenities,” White’s workplace stated in a press release Friday.

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The extension doesn’t apply to industrial driver’s licenses and CDL learner’s permits.

Illinois license expiration dates have been pushed again a number of instances since spring of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down driver providers amenities.

White has expanded on-line renewals for expired driver’s licenses and ID playing cards and continues to mail letters to eligible prospects. The letter offers driver’s license and ID cardholders with a novel PIN wanted to resume on-line as an alternative of visiting a facility and ready in line.

Prospects could name 217-785-1424 to substantiate their eligibility for on-line renewal or to acquire their PIN, in keeping with White’s workplace.

Prospects who should go to a facility embrace first-time driver’s license or ID card candidates, first-time REAL ID candidates and drivers ages 75 and older who’re required by state legislation to go to a facility when renewing their license, White’s workplace stated.

White continues to encourage individuals to conduct different enterprise on-line at ilsos.gov. Along with driver’s license and ID card renewals for many who qualify, on-line providers embrace acquiring a replica driver’s license or ID card, ordering a driver report and buying license plate stickers, White’s workplace stated.

White famous his workplace can also be extending the expiration dates of Restricted Driving Permits (RDPs) to Dec. 31, 2022 for people who expired on or after Dec. 1, 2021 by means of Dec. 1, 2022.

As a reminder, the U.S. Division of Homeland Safety has prolonged the federal REAL ID deadline to Might 3, 2023, White’s workplace stated.