I'm curious why with IL no longer printing driver's licenses on the spot why those card printers weren't shuffled over to IDPH. Especially with Rauner trying to save money where ever he could.
One of my first jobs was actually working one of those machines. It was the summer before I started college. I learned two things:
1. I could deal with people really upset and irate and it just didn't seem to get to me like the other workers. I tended to be able to calm them down.
2. Everybody has to go to the DMV so I saw there were lots and lots of people that needed help. Disabled people, Immigrants, Vets, Single Moms, people with addiction issues, people with mental health problems.... they all had to go there. I found out that I liked helping the people that needed help the most.
So that is a big reason that I ended up becoming a mental health worker/therapist. So a shitty DMV summer job ended up having a positive impact on me (and I hope my clients too).
Those damn machines broke all the time, I spent more time fixing those things then actually printing the cards. Not really, but a lot of time. Also, I think they were made to print out IL drivers license only. I could be completely wrong though. I am sure they are using new machines today (well I'd hope so).
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/pritzker-hopes-legalize-marijuana-soon-after-being-sworn
Something not talked about is this:
"Throughout his term in office, Rauner opposed legalization efforts, limiting a 2016 decriminalization bill through an amendatory veto, hindering efforts to expand medical marijuana and disbanding a medical cannabis advisory board in the process. The outgoing Republican called cannabis legalization a "massive human experiment."
This was yet another way for Rauner to try to prevent access to Medical Marijuana, essentially by limiting Qualifying Conditions. Once this advisory board is back up and running, they will be able to address a lot of the problems in the program.
Right now, there is basically nobody to complain to and address the problem. This was done intentionally. The great thing is that Medical Marijuana survived in Illinois, despite the Rauner administration doing everything in its power to kill it.