New Aurora DMV office opens, offering real ID services to Chicagoland residents

State-of-the-art DMV in Aurora

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office opened a new 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art DMV+ housed at the former Carson Pirie Scott building in downtown Aurora. Illinois secretary of State, Alexi Giannoulias, Aurora mayor, Richard Irvin, and State representative, Barbara Hernandez (50th District - Aurora), cut a ribbon Friday, April 11 to open a state-of-the-art DMV+ at...

New Aurora DMV office opens, offering real ID services to Chicagoland residents

AURORA, Ill. - Residents of Chicagoland have a new place where they can get a Real ID ahead of the May 7 deadline. Batavia resident Glen Clear was one of the first customers to go inside the new Secretary of State's Office (DMV) in Aurora when the doors officially opened at 2 p.m. The best part - he didn't have to wait in a long line. "I came to get my Real ID," Clear said. "They were still smaller than I expected. It moved fast. I got my pictur…

New services available at Aurora's DMV facility

A new kind of DMV opened Monday in Aurora, with services that have never before been offered at an Illinois DMV. The facility, which officially opened Monday afternoon, is considered a DMV+. The new “state-of-the-art” facility will feature “specialized” services “that have never been accessible at a traditional Illinois DMV location.” So what services will the new location offer? According to the Illinois Secretary of State office, new features …