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Illinois state driver’s license offices to close because of coronavirus pandemic

By Mike Koziatek

Updated March 16, 2020 5:44 PM

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Illinois will close all of its driver services offices effective March 17 Through March 31, Secretary of State Jesse White announced Monday.

“Expiration dates for driver’s licenses, identification (ID) cards, vehicle registrations and other transactions and document filings will be extended by 30 days through an emergency rule,” the department said in a news release.

White said he decided to close the offices to “help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.”

White also said he wants the federal government to extend the Oct. 1 deadline for people to get the REAL ID.

This story was originally published March 16, 2020 at 5:02 PM.