Is the DMV open today in Illinois?
In Illinois, driver licensing is handled by the Illinois Secretary of State, Driver Services (DMV facilities). Its offices close on the state's holiday schedule below — and on weekends. If today isn't one of those, offices run normal business hours.
Illinois has no DMV of its own. Driver's licenses and state IDs come from the Secretary of State's Driver Services facilities.
Some facilities run Tuesday through Saturday, so a Monday holiday can close them on the Saturday instead. Check the facility you plan to visit.
Holiday list taken from the state's standard state-office holidays, published by Illinois Central Management Services; confirm with the agency before visiting.
| Holiday | 2026 date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 19, 2026 |
| Presidents Day | Monday, February 16, 2026 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25, 2026 |
| Juneteenth | Friday, June 19, 2026 |
| Independence Day | Saturday, July 4, 2026 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7, 2026 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 12, 2026 |
| Veterans Day | Wednesday, November 11, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving | Thursday, November 26, 2026 |
| Black Friday | Friday, November 27, 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| Lincoln's Birthday | Thursday, February 12, 2026 An Illinois state holiday; Secretary of State facilities close. |
| General Election Day | Tuesday, November 3, 2026 A state holiday in even-numbered years. |
Weekend holidays can be observed on the nearest weekday, and a few states handle that differently — the notes above call it out where Illinois does. The final word is always the agency's own page.
Checked against the Illinois Secretary of State, Driver Services (DMV facilities) and the state's published holiday schedule, verified August 2026. When a schedule for a new year has not been published yet, this page says so — it never guesses.