Illinois driver facilities closed for COVID-19 until mid-January

By Patrick Andriesen

01/03/2022

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White said driver services facilities and his offices statewide will remain closed for in-person services until mid-January as the state aims to curb record COVID-19 cases.

TAGS: COVID-19, Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White

5 Illinois driver’s license facilities closed nearly a year in Chicago area

By Patrick Andriesen

04/20/2021

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.

TAGS: COVID-19, DMV: Department of Motor Vehicles, Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White

Illinoisans will spend less time at the DMV under new law

08/22/2018

A bill signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner will allow for multi-year car registration.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, Department of Motor Vehicles, Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, Mark Batinick, vehicle registration

Illinoisans could see license suspended for texting while driving under new state law

By Vincent Caruso

08/21/2018

A new state law could result in a suspended license for drivers operating handheld electronic devices while behind the wheel.

TAGS: Cristina Castro, Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, John D’Amico, suspended license, transportation

Lake Zurich school district will use fingerprint IDs for student purchases

By Amy Korte

07/27/2016

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 joins a growing number of Illinois school districts instituting biometric-information-based technology for purchases, raising concerns about privacy.

TAGS: ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, BIPA: Biometric Information Privacy Act, Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, Real ID Act

How government unions work against interests of private-sector unions, taxpayers

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Elizabeth Nachtwey

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students