Our friend Yesenia Lopez, who is Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, reached out with word about the secretary of state's Fast Lane DMV service , including the Fast Lane kiosk at our McKinley Park neighborhood Mariano's grocery store, 3145 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago.

The kiosk lets you immediately renew your license plate sticker, driver's license and state ID card, getting a printout that you can use then and there. You just have to bring in your renewal notice letter to scan and enter its PIN, pay using a credit card, and then print your sticker or temporary driver's license. (Your new driver's license will arrive in the mail within 15 business days, and you can use the temporary printout in the meantime.)

Find more information on the DMV kiosks at www.ilsos.gov/kiosk/ and take advantage of the one at Mariano's during the hours it is open (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.).