Woodstock driver's license facility closed over coronavirus concerns

The Woodstock Secretary of State Facility Driver's License Facility closed Wednesday due to a potential indirect exposure to the coronavirus.

The driver's license facility posted a notice Wednesday on their door that says:

"OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, WE ARE CLOSING THIS FACILITY AS THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A POTENTIAL INDIRECT EXPOSURE TO THE CORONAVIRUS

"FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE MCHENRY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

"AT THIS TIME EVERYONE IS AT LOW RISK.

"WE WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY."

Groups of people come to the facility expecting to take a number and a seat, but instead are leaving frustrated after reading the sign.

Bev Borta of Wonder Lake came to the driver's license facility to get a handicap placard and now she doesn't know where else to go, she said.

The notice on the door is the only way people are finding about the facility's closure, she added.

Borta said the driver's license facility's closure is one way the coronavirus is affecting everyday life.

"There are a lot of places taking these kinds of precautions," she said.

Some nearby driver's license facilities include: Lake Zurich Illinois Secretary of State Facility, 951 S. Rand Road, Lake Zurich; and Schaumburg Illinois Secretary of State Facility, 1227 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg.