Lacon, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Lacon driving test route

Real routes used for the Lacon Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 127 S Prairie St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Lacon SOS office details

Location: 127 S. Prairie St., Lacon, IL 61540
Phone: (309) 246-3395
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends and Mondays.
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This Marshall 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 Lacon

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

• LaSalle SOS: 34.03 miles, about 43 minutes
• Bloomington SOS: 58.97 miles, about 62 minutes
• Canton SOS: 63.69 miles, about 81 minutes

This road test route runs 13.40 miles and takes about 33 minutes:

1. Drive east on 4th Street, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn left onto South Prairie Street/IL 26. Continue on South Prairie Street, 0.98 miles.
3. Turn right onto Lacon Road, 0.89 miles.
4. Drive east on Lacon Road, 0.35 miles.
5. Turn right onto Hopewell Hills Road, 1.01 miles.
6. Turn right onto 5th Street, 0.99 miles.
7. Drive west on 5th Street/IL 17, 0.50 miles.
8. Turn right onto North Prairie Street, 0.12 miles.
9. Drive east on North Prairie Street.
10. Continue on 7th Street, 0.08 miles.
11. Turn right onto North Center Street, 0.12 miles.
12. Turn left onto 5th Street/IL 17, 3.01 miles.
13. Turn left onto County Road 1530 East, 0.76 miles.
14. Turn left onto County Road 780 North, 0.37 miles.
15. Drive west on County Road 780 North, 1.59 miles.
16. Turn left onto Hopewell Hills Road, 1.01 miles.
17. Turn right onto 5th Street, 0.38 miles.
18. Drive west on 5th Street, 0.92 miles.
19. Drive west on 5th Street/IL 17, 0.21 miles.
20. Turn left onto South Prairie Street/IL 26, 0.06 miles.
21. Turn right onto 4th Street, 0.02 miles.
22. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 13.40 miles
• Duration: about 33 minutes
• Turns: 13 total, 6 left and 7 right
• Longest stretch: 5th Street, 6.01 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

5th Street runs through this route repeatedly, alternating between a plain "5th Street" and "5th Street/IL 17" designation depending on which stretch is posted with the state route number; combined across all six crossings, it totals 6.01 miles, close to half the entire route and by far this route's true longest stretch. Hopewell Hills Road adds 2.03 miles combined, and County Road 780 North contributes another 1.96 miles.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on 5th Street. Combined across all six crossings (with and without the IL 17 designation), it totals 6.01 miles, close to half this route's total distance.
• Set aside real time to practice this one. At 13.40 miles, it's one of the longer road test routes in this catalog.