Illinois Air Team Test Station

got in line today at 0830 was served at 0945 not bad friendly workers. also passed whew…
just get there early or plan accordingly.

Getting the job done and keeping everyone honest while at it. I have to say that out of the states I have lived in to date, IL has the emissions process down, in & out, five minutes on average. Now if they could only pass a budget. What is unique about IL’s emissions process is the distinct feeling of a traffic stop combined with the holding cell of a border crossing, there is really nothing quite like it. I would say one plus is that the test is free, but is it really? I am sure that sos Jesse White has rolled the cost in some how, some way. If you have ever wondered if other states have to deal with this drill, learn how your other united states do or do not accomplish this task —

Nice people. Competent, efficient and fast. The line was nonexistent, the woman who tested my car was pleasant. If I have to go through this process every year, this is where i’ll get it done.

Quick, efficient and nice. I was in and out in 20 minutes.

Well, I’ll be hogtied! This is a government-​run agency that is friendly, competent, and does not phart around.
I got there on a morning, and there was one car ahead of me. I don’t think I had to wait more than two minutes before they signaled me to come in. (actually my car had to come in)
The guy was polite, he took my car, and showed me into a booth that reminded me of the «concentration booths» that were used in the 1950s TV quiz shows. The test was over in just two minutes and my car was awarded a certificate.
I was so pleased to see an outfit like this behave like they actually cared for me.
My car breathed a gasp in relief: it was up all night cramming for the exam.

We have three cars, and it is my job to get them tested. This is «my» test station. Even when my vehicle has failed, they have always been wonderful to deal with (and it isn’t their fault that the vehicle failed). I’ve never had to wait more than 20 minutes.

Coming here on lunch, I expected to be screwed — to be waiting forever, deal with an insulting individual, and have the test equally take forever.
Instead they were pretty fast, professional, and polite. I think next time I take an emissions test I will actually try to come here again.

They refused to test my car. I spent over $ 3,000 on getting my car fixed then after I wanted over 40 minutes in line to get my car tested they refused to test my car because it had been tested to many times. I called my mechanic and He told me that is illegal. They have to test my car to get my plates. I can have it tested as many times as I would like. The people in this place is rude as well and NOT HELPFUL. If anyone else got refused please let me know. I will be contacting an attorney had it would be helpful to know who how many times they have violated the law.

I guess i cant compare this one to another, but i can say that they seem to do their job just fine. Lines move along as fast as they can allow and i very rarely see staff just standing around and chit chatting, though it does happen i try to just assume its someones break time. Fairly friendly staff too

These guys know how to get you in and get you on your way quickly. I arrived to find lines at least three cars deep in every lane. However, I was pulling out with a passed test not even 10 minutes later. Thanks Air Team!

This is the best emissions center to hit up hands down!
Friendliest people, short lines, very easy to find!
Done and done in ten minutes!

Of course I picked the longest & slowest line. But I still was done in under 20 minutes — so that’s not bad. It’s kind of hidden away and located where a lot of the lake county suburbs can get to.

For a government entity, this is definitely the friendliest, most efficiently run government entity I’ve had to deal with.
I thought going on a Friday afternoon would spare me the lines, but unfortunately, it was the last day of the month (I don’t renew for another month) and all of the schmuck’s who wait until the last minute (I’d probably be one of them, let’s not lie, if my dad wasn’t trying to transfer the title of the car over to me) were there.
FORTUNATELY, the lines were very quickly moving. They had all three stalls open, and when I arrived, each line was 4 – 5 cars deep. I waited for eleven minutes before I pulled into the garage. I’ll be waiting longer than that at the DMV to get my new plates, that’s for sure.
The guy who did my test was friendly and efficient, a little flirty, but it’s cool. Once I was in the garage, it probably took 3 – 5 minutes total to complete my test, probably less.
I passed, and was on my merry way, to enjoy the rest of my ½ day from work (aka, to go take a nap.)

Where else in Illinois could you possibly find prompt, courteous, efficient service at a governmental office? This was my first visit to check emissions. Waited fewer than 6 minutes and the test was complete in 3. I had to wait SO MUCH longer at The Illinos Secretary of State’s DMV office to buy my sticker… and there I had to stand in line while getting pushed from behind by someone awfully eager to update her address.
I hate to let such a great secret out, but I don’t have to go back until 2013. Just be sure to go far enough in advance so you can order your sticker online.

What’s changed in ten years?
I remember having to sit in long lines for more than an hour waiting to be tested and then while getting the test done it might take up to an additional twenty minutes. Today cars are made different and the test I took the other day only took five minutes or less! You pull in, the attendant scans a bar code on the car, checks the mileage. You hop out, they check something else and within a few minutes you are on your way. This location is off the beaten path so I don’t think enough know of its existence; therefore expect quick times getting through. I was at the front of the line after pulling into the lot, three lanes for use, one blocked with a cone and still some lady pulls into it. There’s a cone in the lane, a car with crap spilling out of the trunk, why would you pull into the lane? (Just saying)
The facility looks brand spanking new and has an office attached. Building is on the west side of the street, sits alone and cannot be missed.