Illinois drivers in the southland have a brand-new place to handle their paperwork. The Illinois Secretary of State opened a permanent DMV+ facility at 9291 W. 159th St. in Orland Hills, an 8,700-square-foot building that replaces a temporary office that had been operating out of Orland Park since last fall.
The new facility was scheduled to open Monday, according to the Chicago Tribune, which reported the address and square footage ahead of the opening. Forth reported that Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias reopened the expanded DMV+ center that same day. The move caps more than a year of shuffling for residents who rely on the office for driver and vehicle services.
It's a long way from where this started. The original office sat inside Orland Township offices at 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., until township trustees voted 3-2 on July 21, 2025, to end the Secretary of State's lease there, according to the Chicago Tribune's earlier reporting on the dispute. The state had leased space inside the township building, per that same report.
From a $1 Lease to a Dedicated Building
After the lease ended, the Illinois Secretary of State's Office quickly found another temporary location to keep services running for residents; expanded services included appointment-only road tests.
That temporary stand-in, housed at Communities Transform Futures (also known as CTF Illinois) at 18230 Orland Parkway, opened in September 2025 and kept the lights on while officials searched for a permanent home. It closed this past Thursday, just days before the Orland Hills facility opened its doors. Between the shuttered township office and its temporary replacement, the two sites collectively processed more than 113,000 driver and vehicle transactions in 2025, according to Audacy's report on the new facility.
More Counters, More Services
The new building is built for volume. It houses 29 One-Stop-Shop service counters staffed by 42 cross-trained employees, Audacy reported, meaning customers can often get multiple services handled at a single window instead of bouncing between lines. The Secretary of State's office has said the new facility offers more services than the original location did.
Beyond the standard driver's licensing tests, license and ID renewals, Real IDs, vehicle registration renewals, sticker and plate purchases, and title work, the Orland Hills site now offers business and administrative services that previously required a trip to Chicago or Springfield, including business-record copies and trademark filings. The Chicago Tribune reported that the facility also adds administrative hearings and index and personnel services not offered at the former Orland Township office. The site also offers apostilles and certificates of authority, documents often needed for use in foreign countries.
The new DMV+ is appointment-only and open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., matching the hours reported for the facility by Audacy. For a region that spent more than a year bouncing between a shuttered township office and a temporary stand-in, the permanent Orland Hills location is meant to be the last stop.
