ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 9, 2000 CONTACT: Dave Druker or CONTACT: Randy Nehrt

Offices to Close for Thanksgiving

SPRINGFIELD - All Secretary of State offices and facilities will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24, for Thanksgiving, Secretary of State Jesse White announced today. The only exception is the Ford City facility, normally open seven days a week in the Ford City Mall. That facility will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and will reopen Friday, Nov. 24. The holiday is observed by all state agencies.

     Driver Services facilities outside Cook County and the Chicago West, Midlothian and Niles facilities in Cook County, normally open Tuesday through Saturday, will resume business Saturday, Nov. 25.

     All offices normally open Monday through Friday will reopen Monday, Nov. 27.