Chicago Heights, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Chicago Heights SOS road test route

Real routes used for the Chicago Heights Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 570 W 209th St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Chicago Heights SOS office details

Location: 570 W. 209th St., Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Phone: (312) 793-1010
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to noon. Walk-ins welcome; appointments go first.
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This Cook County Secretary of State Driver Services facility (Illinois runs driver licensing through the Secretary of State's office, not a separate DMV) handles license issuance and renewals, written and road tests, and ID cards.

Other SOS offices near Chicago Heights

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby office, here's how far each one actually is to drive from this location:

• Chicago South SOS: 20.98 miles, about 37 minutes
• Bridgeview SOS: 22.33 miles, about 41 minutes

This route runs 8.15 miles and takes about 19 minutes:

1. Drive north, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn right onto 209th Street, 0.09 miles.
3. Turn right onto Hilltop Avenue, 0.26 miles.
4. Turn left onto West Lincoln Highway/US 30, 2.77 miles.
5. Turn left onto State Street, 0.25 miles.
6. Drive north on State Street, 0.76 miles.
7. Turn left onto East Joe Orr Road, 1.50 miles.
8. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
9. Make a sharp left, 0.01 miles.
10. Drive south, 0.01 miles.
11. Turn right onto West Joe Orr Road, 1.49 miles.
12. Turn left onto Western Avenue, 0.75 miles.
13. Turn left onto 209th Street, 0.20 miles.
14. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
15. Your destination is on the right.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Chicago Heights routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 8.15 miles
• Duration: about 19 minutes
• Turns: 11 total, 5 left and 5 right, plus a sharp left
• Longest stretch: West Lincoln Highway/US 30, 2.77 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

West Lincoln Highway/US 30 carries this route's longest single stretch at 2.77 miles without a turn, over a third of the entire route. East Joe Orr Road and West Joe Orr Road, the same corridor under an east/west split naming convention, each add roughly 1.5 miles.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on West Lincoln Highway/US 30. At 2.77 miles without a turn, it's over a third of this route's total distance.
• Track the Joe Orr Road corridor. It's split into East and West segments, each roughly 1.5 miles.
• This is one of the few Illinois facilities that welcomes walk-ins on equal footing with appointments, though appointments are still served first.