Prairie State College Driver Services Facility Officially Opens
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. (By Daniel X. O’Neil from USA – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White at Rahm Emanuel Victory Party 2011, CC BY 2.0)
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- After a successful “soft” opening over the past week, a temporary Driver Services facility at Prairie State College, Prairie Center, 331 S. Coolidge Street, Chicago Heights, is now open to the public. Last year, the permanent Chicago Heights Driver Services facility suffered significant damage after the building was set on fire. The owner of the building is working with contractors to repair that facility.
Temporary Illinois Driver Services Facility to Open in Chicago Heights Tuesday The location will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday
Published May 7, 2021 •
Updated on May 7, 2021 at 2:56 pm
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A temporary Illinois Secretary of State driver services facility will open for business Tuesday in south suburban Chicago Heights nearly a year after the village s permanent location was damaged in a fire, according to state officials.
The facility, which will be located at Prairie State College, 331 S. Coolidge St., will serve residents while repairs continue at the permanent site at 570 W. 209th Street.
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A temporary driver services center will open Monday at Prairie State College nearly a year after the permanent Chicago Heights facility closed.
“This is an important first step toward bringing much-needed services back to the residents of Chicago Heights and surrounding communities,” state Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, said in a news release.
“The next step will be to get the construction completed on the permanent Chicago Heights facility on 209
th Street. But until then, this temporary facility will be a huge help.”
The Chicago Heights center closed in June 2020 after it was damaged by fire. People who used the center had to go to driver services facilities in Midlothian, Joliet, Naperville or Bradley.
PSC offers Elementary School Students a Chance to Win a Ride to School in New Fire Truck
The Park Forest Fire Department on a clear day with trucks and an ambulance parked in front. (Photo: PFFD)
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) has a new fire truck and is seeking the help of elementary school students in Illinois Community College District 515 to help give it a name. The winner will receive a gift card, a PSC swag bag, and a ride to their school in the new fire truck.
“This is a great way to get our young community members involved in activities at the college, said Dr. Megan Hughes, Interim Dean, Allied Health and Emergency Services. “Children have such great imaginations, and I can’t wait to see what names are submitted for the new truck.”
5 Illinois driver’s license facilities closed nearly a year in Chicago area
5 Illinois driver’s license facilities closed nearly a year in Chicago area State workers are still being paid as their five Chicago-area driver’s license facilities remain closed for nearly a year. That’s as 1.2 million Illinoisans are driving on expired licenses.
Nearly 1 in 10 Illinoisans are driving with expired licenses or using expired IDs, but five Illinois Secretary of State’s driver’s license facilities in or near Chicago have been closed for almost a year.
Four have no set date to reopen.
Driver services offices that remained open during the pandemic have seen significantly longer lines, in part because of license facility closures, Secretary of State spokesman Henry Haupt said. Three of the facilities were closed for COVID-19 reasons, one because of sewer work and the fifth after it was torched during late-May rioting.