SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Friday is the first day that people will be required to make appointments at Illinois DMVs in order to get their driver's license or REAL IDs and to take driving tests.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many Illinois workers have today off in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honoring the American civil rights activist. But ...

Visiting the DMV is as inevitable as death and taxes, with more than 8.5 million drivers taking to the streets across Illinois annually, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. But ...

Illinois residents in need of making a DMV appointment may have their next steps greatly simplified due to the addition of DMV kiosks at 15 grocery stores across the state. The pilot program, launched ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois Secretary of State DMV offices across Illinois are getting a big upgrade. Starting this week, drivers can use their cellphones to pay for services. The Secretary of State's ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- You might know the Illinois Secretary of State's Office requires seniors of a certain age to take a driver's test to keep their license – but a new requirement to make an appointment ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Illinois Secretary of State made a push Thursday to urge drivers to "skip the lines" at the DMV and go online for services. Alexi Giannoulias held a news conference Downtown to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois DMV systems are "up and running" after a system outage on Thursday morning, according to the secretary of state. A spokesperson for the secretary of state said the American ...

MLK Day is a federal holiday, meaning all non-essential government agency workers should be off.