To meet the unprecedented demand for REAL IDs, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced expanded service across Illinois with Wednesday’s opening of its REAL ID Supercenter in Chicago’s Loop and its REAL ID Saturday’s program offering weekend hours statewide through May 10.

• The REAL ID Supercenter, equipped with 30 individual service counters, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 191 N. Clark St. in Chicago. The supercenter offers non-appointment, walk-in services Monday through Friday 

• The ‘REAL ID Saturday’ facilities are open on Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Chicago West (5301 W. Lexington Ave.) and the following suburban facilities: Addison, Aurora, Des Plaines, Elgin, Joliet, Lake Zurich, Melrose Park, Plano, St. Charles, Waukegan and Woodstock. These DMVs offer non-appointment, walk-in services on Saturdays. 

• Six DMV appointment-only locations have expanded Saturday hours to 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Chicago North (5401 N. Elston Ave.), Deerfield, Lombard, Naperville, Schaumburg and Springfield (Wabash Avenue). Appointments at these facilities must be made in advance. 

• Nine appointment-only facilities are operating from 7:30 a.m. to Noon on Saturdays: Bloomington, Champaign, Chicago South (9901 S. Martin Luther King Dr.), Granite City, Marion, Midlothian, Peoria, Rockford (Central) and Silvis. Appointments at these facilities must be made in advance. 

Giannoulias is encouraging Illinoisans to use the office’s designated multilingual “Get A REAL ID” portal on its website – realid.ilsos.gov – to determine: 1) if they need a REAL ID before the May 7 federal enforcement period begins; and 2) how to find a walk-in location or schedule an appointment near them.