Secretary of State

In what will likely be a long line of candidates, former Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias on Tuesday said he is considering a campaign for Illinois Secretary of State, a position long held by Jesse White who confirmed he won’t seek another term in 2022. It has been 10 years since Giannoulias ran and lost a heated race for the…

President-elect Joe Biden nominated former Secretary of State John Kerry to be special presidential envoy for climate. Here are five things to know about Kerry.

President-elect Joe Biden has selected Antony Blinken to be his nominee for secretary of state.

A longtime national security aide to President-elect Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, is expected to become Biden’s nominee for secretary of state

President-elect Joe Biden was asked on Tuesday about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s remarks that there would be a smooth transition to a “second Trump administration” and the Trump administration’s refusal to concede the election. “The fact that they’re not willing to acknowledge we won at this point is not of much consequence in our planning and what we’re able...

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar spoke to reporters Thursday about where the battleground state’s elections officials are in the ballot-counting process. Boockvar also dismissed any possibility of widespread voter fraud and stressed the security of Pennsylvania’s election system.

The Secretary of State’s office announced Sunday that it will close its Business Services Office in Chicago until early August after an employee tested positive for coronavirus. The office, which handles business service filings, including articles of incorporation and of organization, will shutter its doors until Aug. 6 after an employee was diagnosed with the illness, according to a press…

The Illinois of Secretary of State’s office has announced plans to open a new driver services facility in south suburban Orland Park, village officials said. The new site will be located at the Orland Township Activity Center at 14807 S. Ravinia Ave. A driver services facility was previously located at the Orland Park Village Hall, which is across the street…

A Schaumburg DMV that reopened earlier this month was closed this week after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The Schaumburg drivers services facility will remain closed until July 2 “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a statement Friday from Secretary of State Jesse White’s office. The public is not “directly impacted by this situation,” state health officials…

The Illinois Secretary of State’s office has started an online driver’s license and ID card preregistration program to shorten processing times at facilities statewide, officials said in a news release Friday. Residents can head to the website cyberdriveillinois.com and input specific details regarding their upcoming transaction. As a result, a clerk won’t need to update information like a change...

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White reminded residents Thursday that facilities across the state are only open for limited services as they brace for an influx of customers. In a release, White said facilities statewide are only open for new drivers, those with expired licenses or ID cards and vehicle transactions. Currently, there are more than 700,000 expired driver’s licenses…

After delaying the reopening of Illinois driver services facilities this week due to a weekend of protests, looting and unrest across the city, most state facilities in Chicago reopened Tuesday. The Illinois Secretary of State’s office said the reopening of Chicago’s North, South, West and Diversey Express facilities would be delayed until Tuesday, as would that of the suburban...

The scheduled reopening of three Illinois drivers services facilities in Chicago, planned for Monday, was delayed after a weekend of protests, looting and unrest across the city.

Illinois DMVs will reopen beginning June 1, according to a plan announced by Secretary of State Jesse White. During the first two months of operation, through July 31, the state’s drivers services facilities will focus on serving only new drivers, those with expired licenses or ID cards, and vehicle transactions. White said there are more than 700,000 expired driver’s licenses/ID…

The senior adviser central to the investigation into allegations that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used an employee to run personal errands is now leading the charge to find support among former staffers against what they describe as a “smear campaign,” NBC News has learned.

All Secretary of State departments and offices will reopen for business on June 1, but driver services facilities will have varying dates and times and some will even have extended hours. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced a reopening plan for driver services facilities beginning June 1. Under the plan, the facilities will focus on serving only new drivers, those with expired licenses or ID cards and vehicle transactions for the first two months. All Secretary of State departments and offices will reopen for business on June 1, but driver…

All Illinois Secretary of State offices, including driver service facilities, will be closed starting Tuesday until March 31 amid the coronavirus outbreak. Expiration dates for driver’s licenses, identification cards, vehicle registrations and other transactions and document filings will be extended by 30 days through an emergency rule, according to the Secretary of State’s office. In a news release Monday, Secretary…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for a full investigation Wednesday after an automatic voter registration error let hundreds of non-citizens register to vote when they got a driver’s license.

A programming error allowed non-U.S. citizens to register to vote in Illinois after they applied for an identification card, the Secretary of State’s office wrote in a letter to the State Board of Elections. In their letter, the Secretary of State’s office said applicants for non-Real ID cards who selected “no” to a question regarding citizenship from July 2,...