DRIVING

This state allows driver's license renewal at grocery stores: 15 statewide locations with fast-lane DMV kiosks

Renewing your driver’s license can be a stressful experience, with long waits at the DMV office. You can renew your license at grocery stores in this state.

Freepik

Renewing your driver’s license can now become less of a chore if you live in Illinois. The state has just rolled out self-service kiosks in grocery stores to make it easier for residents to avail of services of the Secretary of State.

The “Fast-Lane” DMV kiosks can be found inside branches of Mariano’s, Jewel-Osco, Kroger, and Meijer grocery stores across the state. Chicago residents can use self-service kiosks inside six grocery stores in the city.

READ ALSO: These Big Lots locations are closing soon

This state allows driver’s license renewal at grocery stores: 15 statewide locations with fast-lane DMV kiosks

The pilot program allows Illinois residents to renew driver’s licenses and state IDs, as well as buy vehicle stickers through these machines, all within two minutes. Services are available in English and Spanish, and the kiosk gives a printed receipt of the transaction.

The process costs $4.95 per transaction, plus applicable credit card processing fees.

Here are the 15 Illinois locations with Fast-Lane DMV kiosks:

  • Jewel-Osco, 4042 W. Foster Ave.
  • Mariano’s, 3350 N. Western Ave.
  • Mariano’s, 3145 S. Ashland Ave.
  • Mariano’s, 3857 S. Martin Luther King Drive
  • Mariano’s, 40 S. Halsted St.
  • Mariano’s, 1615 S. Clark St.
  • Jewel-Osco, 1500 Lee St., Des Plaines
  • Jewel-Osco, 1177 S. Main St., Lombard
  • Jewel-Osco, 7122 40th St., Stickney
  • Mariano’s, 11000 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn
  • Mariano’s, 1900 S. Cumberland Ave., Park Ridge
  • Meijer, 3800 Vollmer Road, Flossmoor
  • Kroger, 201 S. Main St., East Peoria
  • Meijer, 4200 Conestoga Drive, Springfield
  • Ruler Foods, 10850 Lincoln Trail, Suite 12B, Fairview Heights

READ ALSO: The 25-cent coin that could be worth up to $20,000

Illinois joins 17 other states that use DMV kiosks, which include California, Michigan, and Nevada.

If it’s your first time to get an ID or license or to register a vehicle, you still need to go to your local DMV office for an in-person appointment.

Most viewed

More news