Rockford Sun

State Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) is spreading the word about driver services facilities remaining closed longer than planned due to rising COVID infection rates.

“Driver Services facilities will be closed an additional week in Illinois due to high numbers of new cases statewide,” Keicher posted on Facebook.

After originally being slated to remain closed from Jan. 3-17, offices will now remain shuttered until at least Jan. 24. Operating on a Tuesday-Saturday schedule, offices will officially reopen on Jan. 25.

In addition, Secretary of State Jesse White recently released a statement in which he encouraged the public to visit the state website ilsos.gov to conduct such transactions as renewing a license plate sticker, renewing a driver’s license or ID card and filing business services documents such as incorporations and annual reports.

“After careful consideration and out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to close all Driver Services facilities beginning Jan. 3, 2022, through Jan. 17, 2022, due to the spike in COVID-19 cases,” said White. “The health and safety of employees and the public remains paramount, and face-to-face transactions potentially increase the further spread of the virus. Our goal is to safely reopen all offices and Driver Services facilities on January 18 for face-to-face transactions.”

White has extended all driver’s license and ID card expiration dates to March 31, 2022. The extension does not apply to commercial driver’s licenses.