illinois license

jaxnRN · Feb 27, 2010

I got my Illinois license (also was a second along with my Iowa license) and I had mine done at the police station. Done the old fashioned way...ink finger print...ink finger print...etc. Made me feel like a rebel.

You are SO right. It is truly a hassle. I am not sure if it is any different now because I did this a few years ago. It cost $10 for the prints to be done.

~Jackie

sophie03 · Feb 27, 2010

I actually just went through the same process last month, applying for my Illinois license coming from Iowa! I can relate, it is a frustrating process mostly because it's nearly impossible to get ahold of any person in the IDFPR to ask any questions... I have succeeded a few time though after waiting on hold for 20+ minutes. I think if you do the fingerprint cards you have to use the official IL ones- I got one by writing (snail mail style) the IDFPR and actually received one in the mail after about a week or so. This was before I realized there were actual people there you could talk to, but you had to have some serious patience and stay on hold. I took the card to my local police station, was printed for $10, but then had a hard time finding out where I could send the card to have it processed. I think Dekalb may have been an option, but there was another fee to have them process it. So, in the essence of time, I ended up going to an actual Livescan fingerprinter (there's one in Davenport if you're close-by) to have them done electronically, and I would recommend doing it this way if you can! It was $50, but very easy and took a whole 15 minutes. They send your prints directly to the IL State Police, and I'm sure it helped my licensing go quicker. I received my temp license 2 weeks ago and my permanent one was posted online this week.

Anyway, hope this helped! Good luck!