“We encourage people to take advantage of that and do their business with our office from the comfort of their own home. The majority of those individuals will be allowed to renew their driver’s license online,” Haupt said. “If all you really need is to take the vision screening. Who can renew an ‘expired’ license online? Most people can, but not everyone.Įven with state facilities closed, most people can still get their license or ID renewed by visiting Because of COVID-19, the office of Secretary of State Jesse White has expanded online renewal options. “Everyone with a driver’s license or an ID card that on its face currently looks expired or will be expiring soon actually has an expiration date moved up to June 1 of 2021,” Illinois Secretary of State’s office spokesman Henry Haupt said.Ģ. Given the frequent closures of state drivers facilities, and the inability (or unwillingness) for some people to visit them, Illinois has extended the deadline for updating your license or state identification card.Īs long as they weren’t already expired before the pandemic, they’re automatically good through next May. Your expired license probably isn’t actually expired. Navigating the rules of the (paperwork) road on top of the pandemic is confusing.ġ. If DMVs are closed, do you still need to have a current state sticker on your license plate? What about a city sticker?

What if you’re a new driver who’s been waiting to get a driver’s license for the first time?

County sticker on license plate