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How can I renew an expired driver’s license in Illinois?
I completely lost track of the date, and I just realized I let my driver’s license expire. How do I renew an expired Illinois driver’s license?
Sarah Gray · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Let’s face it—life gets busy and things can fall through the cracks. Luckily, to renew an expired driver’s license in Illinois, you don’t need to do anything differently than if it was still current.
As long as your Illinois driver’s license has been expired for less than one year, you can still renew it using the following methods:
Illinois does not even apply an additional fee to reinstate an expired license. However, if you let your license lapse for more than a year, you will need to go through the whole process of getting a license again as if it were the first time, including taking your tests.
Driving on an expired license is the same as driving with no license at all, and that is considered a Class A misdemeanor in Illinois. The same is true for driving without current or adequate
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