You will need an instruction permit and a form of Identification like a passport or State ID
You can also use a Vaild Illinois Drivers License, an Out of State Drivers License, or a Foreign Drivers License with a passport stamped no later than 90 from the date of last entry into the country.
Yes, you will need to obtain an instruction permit, regardless of age. If you are 17 Years and 3 Months Old or older, you are considered an adult.
No. Unfortunately, our insurance prohibits any passengers that are not students in the car while teaching is being conducted. With teenager courses, a passenger is allowed to observe to receive their state mandated, observation hours.
We are limiting service areas due to the massive construction projects happening until 2025 creating traffic we have never seen before. Please allow our instructors additional time to get to you with the increase traffic in Chicago.
Areas We Service: 5 Mile Radius with exceptions.
For Anybody south of North Ave (Beyond Wicker Park) like River North, Old Town, Gold Coast, West Loop and Downtown-Only Book 7 AM Monday to Friday!
Suburbs We Serve: Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove, Lincolnwood, Norridge, Harwood Heights and Park Ridge.
All payments are due after the driving lesson. We do not take money upfront unless you have a unpaid cancellation fee.
If this is your first time enrolling with Entourage Driving School and require to take a road test, it is highly recommended to take a driving lesson to evaluate you and improve the odds of passing the road exam.
You will need to an appointment under Adults so the instructor can create an appointment with the Illinois Secretary of State. Once you are assigned to an instructor, they will coordinate with you on how to make an appointment and make arrangements for the test.
Yes. If the instructor does not feel safe with the student, they will refuse the road test with a penalty of $100 total price for the time allotted.
Please let the driving school know as soon as possible. Please cancel with 48 hours ahead of time or there will be a $50 penalty for the next reschedule. We will send an invoice on repeated offenses. Please do not book online if you are not sure about keeping the appointment.
The instructor will attempt to call you, text you, and/or leave a voicemail when on arrival. The instructor will wait 10 minutes outside. If the student does not attempt to call or text the instructor/driving school within those 10 minutes, the instructor will leave. There will be a penalty of $90 for the cancelled class. We will also cancel all scheduled appointments until the $90 fee is paid. You will need to reschedule all driving lessons again. If the student does respond within the first 10 minutes, but does not show up after 15 minutes of the allotted appointment time, the instructor might cancel the lesson.
This course is only for 18, 19, and 20 year olds who have not taken Drivers Education. Once the student has passed the proper final exam, they will obtain their certification. You can check your status at ilsos.gov/deccheck
Driving lessons are 90 minutes. Please do not ask for any random requests on time. We are trying to be logistically responsible with making it to every student. All Lessons must be scheduled online.
First time drivers will need multiple hours. These hours depend on multiple factors such as anxiety or how quickly someone can learn. On top of our services, we highly recommend to practice with a friend or familiy member to save both time and money. Most adults will need a bare minimum of 6 to 7 driving lessons. There are some exceptions where some adults learned in under 5 Lessons and there are many instances where adults needed more than 8 Lessons. The Illinois Secretary State examiners recommends an adult to drive at least 60 hours.
We teach all 7 days. Check online for your availability.
Entourage Driving School instructors try to arrive at the appointed time, but sometimes due to the unpredictability of Chicago traffic, road closures, or weather conditions, the instructor might arrive late. In the event this happens, the instructor is required to call the student and inform them they are running late. Whenever the instructor is late, the instructor will add make-up time for the lesson.
In the event the student is running late, additional time will not be added to the lesson.
We had a few students do some dangerous maneuvers during their road test, so now we ask people to take a lesson before the road exam. The only people who might not need a lesson are those with an expired Illinois License or out of State License (No foreign Drivers License)
Yes, you can recieve a license called a TVDL or Temporary Visitors Drivers License. You will need the required documents and proper tests to obtain the license. You do not need an appointment for this service unless you go to the Chicago North or Chicago West Facilities.
The instructor/company has the right to reschedule lessons if there is a vehicle breakdown or the instructor or student has a severe illness like the flu that can easily spread to other people around. The instructor/company also has the right to cancel if weather conditions are too severe for the driving lesson. This would be like snow over 1.5 inches, ice roads, icy rain, heavy fog, or extremely cold temperatures, and extreme heat waves. No charge will be added for a reschedule, even if it is last minute. It will be however your responsibility to find another appointment under the appointment system on the website as we may have no instructor to accommodate you for that day.
Our prices offered at Entourage Driving School are highly competitive with other driving schools around the Chicagoland Area. Price is not negotiable. Please do not attempt to negotiate.
In order to keep our prices low, we are currently only accepting cash, check, or Zelle to the instructor.
