Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is encouraging 2024 Illinois State Fair attendees to visit the office’s tent to check out its new “food truck” DMV and take advantage of enhanced services.

“This year, we’re offering more office services for adults and more family-fun attractions for kids,” said Giannoulias. “Our ‘DMV on Wheels’ only looks like a food truck. It serves up vehicle stickers, renewed driver’s licenses and REAL IDs, not fried Oreos.”

For the kids, the tent will offer Pop-a-Shot basketball hoops, a coloring station and a reading corner, which will host Illinois authors who will read their books aloud and give away copies during select times on each day of the fair. Featured writers include Kate Hannigan, Bob Raczka and Reese Eschmann (see schedule below).

Fairgoers can also experience the office’s new One-Stop-Shop experience, allowing a customer to attain both driver and vehicle services from a single counter. At the fair they can: apply for a REAL ID or a new driver’s license or state ID card; renew a driver’s license or state ID card; switch from a Temporary Visitor Driver’s License (TVDL) to a standard driver’s license; renew their vehicle registration; or apply for persons with disabilities placards. Make sure to visit ilsos.gov to check what documents are required for each transaction type.

Representatives from the Secretary of State’s Archives Department will conduct genealogy searches at no charge. And for the first time, representatives from the Business Services Department will be on hand to assist those wanting to start a business, file paperwork or look up an existing business.

The tent, located on Brian Raney Avenue near the southeast corner of the fairgrounds, is open daily Aug. 8 to Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

2024 Illinois Reads Author Schedule

Jacob Grant, No Fair! – Aug. 9, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Candance Fleming & Eric Rohmann, Mine! – Aug. 10, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Kate Hannigan, Josephine and Her Washing Machine – Aug. 10, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Darcy Zoells, The New Bicycle – Aug. 11, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Claudia Guadalupe Martinez, Not a Monster – Aug. 11, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Mary Winn Heider, The Stupendous Switcheroo: New Powers Every 24 Hours – Aug. 12, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Dwayne Reed, Simon B. Rhymin’ – Aug. 13, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Adi Alsaid, The Bravest Warrior in Nefaria – Aug. 14, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Tom Watson, Stick Dog – Aug. 15, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Bob Raczka, You are a Story – Aug. 16, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Reese Eschmann, Etta Invincible – Aug. 17, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Jean Reidy, A Book About You and All the World Too – Aug. 17, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

John Sullivan, Ethan and the Strays – Aug. 18, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Ruth Spiro, How to Explain Coding to a Grown-Up – Aug. 18, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.