Illinois Vehicle Emissions Testing Station

Four hours waiting in line, there’s police everywhere– yet they didn’t do anything about the yellow car in front of me that repeatedly didn’t move until MULTIPLE people were honking and screaming at him. At one point he actually left his vehicle and started walking around. It’s obnoxious. Took an additional hour because of this. Still haven’t gotten in here. Heed my advice: get this done ASAP when you get the notice. Due to the hours of operation, I couldn’t get in until today– and it’s a nightmare.

Listen– this is just another way government invades our lives. The air is cleaner now than it has been in decades. Government contracts to emission contractors and the subsequent kickbacks to political campaigns that allow for these contractors is not responsible for this clean air.
It is the engineering of car manufacturers. Infact, the cars that pollute the most– diesel and pre 1996 cars are exempt! This is just another scam the politico’s have imposed on the sheep they shepherd.
Finally, while most of us in the private sector work 60 hours or more a week just to keep our jobs, these clowns are open with bankers hours meaning more than likely you must take a day off just to get your smog test. Saturday hours are a joke. These guys should be open at least until 7pm weekdays and until 5pm on the weekends, just like retail.

This is the first time I’ve ever had to get my car tested for emissions since moving to Illinois 3 years ago. The notice I received made it sound like I would have to wait in a long line of cars to get the test done so I was a little worried. But when I showed up on a Friday around 5 pm after I got off work I had no wait.
The process was painless and went much quicker than I thought it would. I was in and out in under 10 minutes total. And I passed! Yippee!
The tech doing the test was courteous and gave me clear instructions on what to do so I had no problems at all!

FAST, EFFICIENT.
What the … ?
Mandated by government, I expected waits, grumpiness, expense, a miserable experience.
No wait, efficient service, no cost, in-​and-​out so fast I wondered if I actually completed the testing!
Been through several times and it’s always the same fast, efficient service.