Two months after the Orland Township board voted 3-2 to end its lease with the Illinois secretary of state’s office, a new drivers facility has opened in Orland Park.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and local leaders Monday celebrated the motor vehicle office at 18230 Orland Parkway, which will offer expanded hours and additional services.

The Orland Township motor vehicle office ceased operations Friday afternoon, allowing for a seamless transition to the new space within Communities Transform Futures, or CTF Illinois, a nonprofit organization that offers day programs to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Giannoulias’s office was left scrambling for a location in July when township officials unexpectedly voted to terminate the 5-year lease previously s

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