Deerfield, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Deerfield SOS road test route

Real routes used for the Deerfield Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 405 Lake Cook Rd, Ste A6-9, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Deerfield SOS office details

Location: 405 Lake Cook Rd., Ste A6-9, Deerfield, IL 60015
Phone: (847) 564-3625
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

This Lake 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 Deerfield

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

• Chicago West SOS: 32.32 miles, about 51 minutes
• Bridgeview SOS: 39.58 miles, about 55 minutes

This route runs 8.67 miles and takes about 24 minutes:

1. Drive north, 0.06 miles.
2. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
3. Turn right, 0.05 miles.
4. Turn left onto Lake Cook Road, 2.38 miles.
5. Drive west on Lake Cook Road, 0.22 miles.
6. Make a left U-turn at Discover Way to stay on Lake Cook Road, if permitted, 0.32 miles.
7. Turn right onto Sanders Road, 1.01 miles.
8. Turn left onto Dundee Road/IL 68, 0.70 miles.
9. Drive east on Dundee Road/IL 68, 2.17 miles.
10. Turn left onto Waukegan Road/IL 43, 0.24 miles.
11. Drive northwest on Waukegan Road/IL 43, 0.65 miles.
12. Turn left, 0.16 miles.
13. Turn right, 0.06 miles.
14. Drive north, 0.04 miles.
15. Make a left U-turn, if permitted, 0.09 miles.
16. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
17. Turn right, 0.06 miles.
18. Turn right, 0.17 miles.
19. Turn right, 0.16 miles.
20. Turn right, 0.04 miles.
21. Turn right, 0.06 miles.
22. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 8.67 miles
• Duration: about 24 minutes
• Turns: 16 total, 5 left and 9 right, plus 2 uturn left
• Longest stretch: Lake Cook Road, 2.92 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Lake Cook Road and Dundee Road/IL 68 are nearly tied for this route's longest combined stretch, at 2.92 and 2.87 miles respectively. This route includes two left U-turns along the way.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on Lake Cook Road and Dundee Road/IL 68. Both run close to 2.9 miles combined, this route's longest stretches.
• Practice two separate U-turns. Both are legal maneuvers on this route, one explicitly noted as permitted where posted.
• Expect a right-leaning turn pattern. 9 of the 14 standard turns are rights, plus the two U-turns.