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Car seat inspection stations in Illinois

315 stations across 180cities on NHTSA’s list. Call ahead, book a slot, and bring the seat and both manuals.

Addison

Alsip

Alton

Antioch

Arlington Heights

Atkinson

Aurora

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Bartlett

Batavia

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Belleville

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Benton

Berwyn

Big Rock

Bloomingdale

Bloomington

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Bolingbrook

Bourbonnais

Breese

Campton Hills

Canton

Carbondale

Carlinville

Carmi

Carterville

Carthage

Cary

Centralia

Champaign

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Charleston

Chicago

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Cicero

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Coal City

Collinsville

Columbia

Countryside

Crestwood

Danville

Decatur

Deerfield

Dekalb

Des Plaines

Dixon

Dunlap

Duquoin

East Alton

East Dundee

East Peoria

East St Louis

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Edwardsville

Effing'

Effingham

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Elburn

Eldorado

Elgin

Elwood Park

Eureka

Evergreen Park

Flora

Flossmoor

Fox Lake

Fulton

Galesburg

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Geneseo

Gilberts

Glen Carbon

Glen Ellyn

Glendale Heights

Glenview

Godfrey

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Granite City

Greenville

Gurnee

Havana

Highland

Highland Park

Hoffman Estates

Homer Glen

Hometown

Itasca

Jacksonville

Jerseyville

Joliet

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Kankakee

Kewanee

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Lagrande Park

Lagrange Highlands

Lake Barrington

Lake Bluff

Lake Zurich

Lakemoor

Lansing

Lawrenceville

Lemont

Libertyville

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Lincoln

Lisle

Lockport

Lombard

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Loves Park

Lynwood

Macomb

Marion

Martinsville

Maryville

Mattoon

Maywood

McCook

McHenry

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Millstadt

Minooka

Monmouth

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Monticello

Morton

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Morton Grove

Mount Prospect

Mount Vernon

Mt. Sterling

Mt. Vernon

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Murphysboro

New Lenox

Niles

North Aurora

Northfield

O'fallon

Oak Forest

Oakbrook Terrace

Olney

Oregon

Oswego

Palatine

Palos Heights

Paris

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Park Forest

Pekin

Peoria

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Peru

Pinckneyville

Quincy

Red Bud

River Forest

Riverton

Robinson

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Rochelle

Rock Island

Rockford

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Roselle

Rosemont

Round Lake

Round Lake Beach

Round Lake Park

Saint Charles

Salem

Savoy

Schaumburg

Schiller

Shiloh

Silvis

South Holland

Southern View

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Springfield

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St. Charles

Sugar Grove

Summit

Taylorville

Tinley Park

Troy

Tuscola

Urbana

Valmeyer

Vandalia

Waterloo

Waukegan

West Chicago

Westmont

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Wheaton

Winfield

Winnetka

Woodridge

Woodstock

Worth

Station data comes from theNHTSA Child Car Seat Inspection Station Locator, copied October 2026. NHTSA updates its list; we don’t verify each station. Confirm by phone before you go. This is a directory, not safety advice for your specific seat or vehicle. Your seat and vehicle manuals are the authority.

Dana’s prep list

Before you drive over

Bring

The seat and its base, the seat’s manual, and your vehicle owner’s manual. Bring the baby if they’re here; if not, go anyway, before your due date. Install it yourself first. The tech isn’t there to do it for you. You should leave able to redo it alone at 3am in a parking garage.

What they’ll look at

  • Right seat for your child’s age and size, facing the right way
  • Less than an inch of movement side to side or front to back at the belt path
  • Recline angle for a newborn
  • Harness height and snugness, and chest clip at armpit level
  • Open recalls and the seat’s expiration date

Call first. These listings don’t include hours, and many stations only check seats by appointment. Ask about cost too: many checks are free, but not all.

Car seat questions

Car seat questions parents ask before the check

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