[Magdalen] Secretary of State Offices

[Scott Knitter]

Can't have a visit to an Illinois Secretary of State office without
experiencing the alphanumeric system calling individuals up to the counter:
F-98, B-52, whatever. Match both the number and the letter, please. But I
go to a less-accessible "express" office in the Chicago Pedway that's in
the basement of a county office building. It has no parking, is not visible
except to those walking in that part of the Pedway, does not do driving
exams, and gets you a new license or license-plate tags in minutes. Usually
not much of a wait. There's a full office nearby in Helmut Jahn's
controversial Thompson Center, a state office starship...I mean building.

On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 7:41 PM Brian Reid <brian at reid.org> wrote:

> California set up an appointment system but there was such intense
> pushback that they added back the old “wait in line” system. Now you can do
> it either way.
>
> --
>
>
> > On Jul 24, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Gee, maybe I should book mine for next year! /s
> >
> >> On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 6:55 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> They just announced that people will no longer have to wait in long
> lines
> >> at our DMV offices.  No...they're going to an appointment-only system!
> You
> >> will put in your request and then wait.  It may be a couple of months
> >> before you can get in, and they will tell you which DMV office to go to.
> >> Sounds like a nightmare!!  I'm glad I don't need to go for another three
> >> years!  (Maybe I should ask for an appointment now!)
> >>
> >>> On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 6:14 PM Bob Rea <petard at petard.us> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On Wednesday, July 22, 2020 04:21:18 PM ME Michaud wrote:
> >>>> Would a passport be easier and cheaper?
> >>>> -M
> >>>
> >>> The back load there is reportedly immense..
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Bob Rea
> >>> www.petard.us
> >>> www.petard.us/blog
> >>>
> >>> America, it was a wonderful country
> >>> Til they took it private
> >>> and made it a theme park of itself
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Grace Cangialosi
> >> Ruckersville, VA
> >>
> >> *"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with
> great
> >> love."*
> >> *St. Teresa of Calcutta*
> >>
>
>

-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA