Restoring Your Driving Privileges

              Proof of financial responsibility — required before
reinstatement or issuance of an RDP. Must be filed with
the Secretary of State’s office in the form of a certified
policy of insurance, cash deposit or surety bond, and
must be maintained for three years. Coverage must be
for at least $20,000 for one person killed or injured;
$40,000 for two or more killed or injured; and $15,000 for
property damages. Insurance must be submitted on an
SR-22 certificate.
Restricted Driving Permit (RDP) — partial restora-tion
of driving privileges, which allows a person to drive
in certain areas, hours and days for employment, medi-cal
or educational purposes when no other form of
transportation is available. The driver must prove a
hardship exists and submit proof of employment or
need for medical care, or an educational verification
form and class schedule. A person under statutory
summary suspension for a second or subsequent
DUI within five years of the previous one is not
eligible for relief during the period of suspension.
If convicted and imprisoned for reckless homi-cide,
no relief may be given until 24 months after
release from imprisonment. If convicted of DUI a
second or subsequent time, no relief is allowed for
one year from the date of revocation. Drivers un-der
age 21 convicted for DUI are not eligible for an
RDP until one year from the effective date of revo-cation.
Revocation — loss of driving privileges for an indefi-nite
period. A driver may apply for an RDP but cannot
apply for reinstatement until eligible. To regain driving
privileges, a driver must meet certain legal and admin-istrative
requirements.
Reinstatement— full restoration of driving privileges.
Allows driving at any time and anywhere, providing the
driver has obtained a valid driver's license and is not
suspended/revoked or withdrawn in another state.
Statutory Summary Suspension — an administrative
suspension of driving privileges resulting from a DUI
arrest. A BAC of .08 or more, any trace of impairing
drugs, or failure to complete or refusal to test for alcohol
or other drugs results in an automatic suspension, effec-tive
the 46th day the notice is given. This is separate from
other criminal charges filed against the driver.
Suspension — loss of driving privileges for a period of
time, generally not more than a 12-month period. A
person may apply for an RDP to drive during a suspen-sion;
however, certain suspensions may not allow for
an RDP.
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Informal Hearing Officer Locations
Please call the Secretary of State Driver Services
facility of your choice to confirm the availability of a
hearing officer.
Primary Hearing Officer Locations
(3 or more days per week)
Belleville 1444 Boul Ave., Swansea 618-234-2315
Bloomington 1510 W. Market St. 309-827-3531
Carbondale 2516 Murphysboro Rd. 618-457-0488
Champaign 2401 W. Bradley Ave. 217-278-3352
Elgin 595 S. State 847-697-2105
Joliet 605 Maple Rd. 815-740-7166
LaSalle 536 Third St. 815-223-4861
Libertyville 342 Peterson Rd. 847-362-8498
Lombard 837 S. Westmore, Ste.161 630-355-5952
Midlothian 14434 S. Pulaski 708-388-9647
Mt. Vernon 320 E. Main St. 618-244-1183
Naperville 931 W. 75th St., Ste. 161 630-355-5952
Peoria Sterling Bazaar Shopping Plaza
3311 N. Sterling Ave. 309-686-8779
Rockford 3120 E. State St. 815-394-0329
Springfield 275 Howlett Building,
Second & Edwards Sts. 217-782-7065
Chicago 69 W. Washington 312-793-2171
312-793-2177
Chicago Heights 570 W. 209th St. 708-481-0896
Chicago North 5401 N. Elston Ave. 773-794-5821
Chicago South 9901 S. Martin L. King Dr. 773-995-2615
Chicago West 5301 W. Lexington Ave. 773-854-4808
Schaumburg 1227 E. Golf Rd.,
Woodfield Commons 847-619-3318
Silvis 2001 Fifth St., Ste. 10 309-796-1321
Part-time Hearing Officer Locations
(1-2 days per week)
Bradley 1111 Blatt 815-933-1713
Centralia 418 S. Poplar 618-532-1551
Danville 5 E. Southgate Dr., Tilton 217-442-1564
Decatur 3149 N. Woodford St. 217-875-1650
DeKalb 1316 Oakwood 815-756-7781
East St. Louis 8750 Church Ln. 618-397-9488
Edwardsville 1502A Troy Rd. 618-656-8956
Freeport 1793 S. West Ave. 815-235-4164
Galesburg 1066 E. Losey 309-342-1154
Lawrenceville 406 N. 15th St. 618-943-7515
Princeton R.R. 2, Backbone Rd. East 815-875-2617
Rockford 3816 Auburn St. 815-987-7490
Sterling 1224 W. Fourth 815-626-2825
Waukegan 617 S. Green Bay Rd. 847-662-8514
Formal Hearing Locations
Secretary of State
Administrative Hearings Department
17 N. State St., Ste. 1200
Chicago, IL 60602
312-793-3722
275 Howlett Building
Springfield, IL 62756
217-782-7065
218 S. 12th St.
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
618-242-8986
605 Maple Rd.
Joliet, IL 60432
815-740-7171
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