Illinois Emissions Testing Station

Awesome very quick station. 2 minute wait time on a Saturday! Very friendly staff and was in and out in no time.
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Came at about 5:30, no wait and done in less than 5 minutes! The testing guy was really nice, too. And there’s a nifty little booth you sit in to wait, which I assume is air conditioned in hot weather and heated in cold. Very nice.

Nice, friendly, clean and most importantly, no wait! The several times I had to get an emissions test, the wait time was non-​existent, even on a Saturday. I remember back in the day growing up in the city, the wait times were always an hour or so. The burbs are da bomb!
Got there, pulled into the garage testing area, and it took no more than 5-​minutes. The person performing the diagnostics on my car was professional and concise on what he was doing. While I was waiting for him to do his tests, there was a sign inside the little booth/​waiting area that informed me they are hiring. $ 8.25 an hour… back in my day, I was happy to make $ 8 an hour… but that was over 10-​years ago. Yes, I am old. M’ok bye.

I’ve always been impressed with the courtesy and promptness of the employees. I prefer to go right when it opens and am always in and out.

Go at 8:00 when there’s no line and you’ll be done in less than 5 minutes. The young man who was the only one there was courteous, helpful, clear and prompt. Actual good customer service from a government agency? Who knew? Then again, they are the EPA, so I suppose they’re supposed to be a bit more empathetic than say the nebulous and semi-​threatening Homeland Security Agency or NSA.
There I go again… back on the government watch lists! :) Next, I’ll be Unilocaling from Guantanamo. That’s a thing isn’t it?

No complaints. I’ll miss having a convenient location close to home. I tried going to another location during the middle of a Friday and the line was crazy long, including a Ferrari. I opted not to wait and instead got my whip cleared for more miles at the Elk Grove hot spot. The staff was polite and efficient. Maybe I shouldn’t give it as many stars so more people continue waiting in long lines elsewhere.

I came here about two years ago to get my slowly-​becoming-​a-​classic car tested. This is always an experience as I’m never sure whether it’ll pass; Green Peace, close your eyes. (It’s modified.) Not only was I worrying about that, but I also wondered whether I’d be in line behind 8,000 other people.
Thankfully, neither of those was the case. I had an awesome tester who was speedy and pleasant (I love nice people! Yay!), and he had fun oogling the car and quizzing me about it.
If you can, I’d suggest calling off the first hour of work in the morning and hitting this place early on a weekday. Otherwise, I’m sure long lines happen, and who likes to wait?!
As you turn onto Landmeier, keep your eyes peeled because it does come somewhat out of nowhere. $ 20 you’ll have to make a U-​turn. ;)