Illinois DMVs are back open in Randolph County

The driver services facilities in Sparta and Pinckneyville reopened on Tuesday, along with the rest of the state's DMVs, and people visiting them are required to wear face coverings and observe social distancing.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White reminds people that driver's licenses and ID card expiration dates have been extended until June 1, 2021, so there's no need to rush to a DMV site, especially in winter weather.

As well, White said many transactions can be conducted online at www.cyberdriveillinois.com instead of waiting at a Driver Services facility. Some of these services include:

Renewing a license plate sticker;

Renewing a valid driver's license for qualifying drivers;

Renewing a valid ID card for those age 22-64 (seniors 65 and older have free, non-expiring IDs);

Obtaining a driver record abstract;

Filing Business Services documents, such as incorporations and annual reports;

Customers with issues involving administrative hearings may contact adminhearings@ilsos.gov.

More than 40,000 customers have already taken advantage of the expanded driver's license and ID card online renewal program, which results in fewer customers waiting in person at Driver Services facilities.

"Throughout this pandemic, my commitment has been to do everything we can to help protect the health and safety of our residents and my employees, while providing services to the people of Illinois," said White.

Plexiglass dividers have been installed at all work stations and tape has been applied to the floor in 6-foot intervals to follow social distancing guidelines. This limits the number of customers inside a facility and customers should come prepared to wait outside in cold weather.

For drive tests, employees will wear face masks and face shields and customers will be required to wear face masks. Disposable plastic will be used to cover the vehicle seats during the drive test and then discarded immediately after the conclusion of the drive test.