BTW Completion/DMV information

  1. Double check with instructor to make sure you are paid in full prior to the last drive time. No paperwork will be submitted to the State without proper payment.
  2. When all of the paperwork is submitted it usually takes 7-10 business days for your certificate of completion to go through which is done electronically and then it tells the DMV that you are set to go for your road test.

Want to check to see if your certificate of completion is on file with the state? 

We would love to have a picture of you with your license to hang in our office with the pictures of other students that we have helped reach this milestone!  Text to 309-287-9478 or you can email to [email protected].

Permit Test

​Here is a helpful website to answer questions about getting your permit and some practice tests:

What do I need to take to get my license at the DMV?

To Apply for Your Driver's Permit

  • ​You must be 15 years of age
  • Proper Identification
  1. birth certificate
  2. Social Security card
  3. utility bill with current address on it, and
  4. $20 payment. An applicant applying for a driver’s license or ID card for the first time in Illinois must present one document from each of Group A, B, C and two documents from Group D.  
  • The completed permit application that students have filled out with an instructor in the classroom session
  • Pass the permit test at the DMV

​To apply for your driver’s license before reaching age 18

  • Bring your instruction permit to the DMV
  • Be prepared to take the Road test with a vehicle in good working condition (lights, blinkers, horn, etc)
  • Certificate of Completion: Call the DMV to double check that they have your "Certificate of Completion" electronically turned on (submission of paperwork to the State for this will be done by All American Drivers Training once you have successfully completed classroom, behind the wheel, and have paid in full)
  • Present a form from your parent/legal guardian certifying that you have a minimum of 50 hours of behind-the-wheel practice time, including 10 hours at night, and are sufficiently prepared and able to safely operate a motor vehicle. (See page 29-31 of the Parent Teen Driving Handbook)