https://patch.com/wisconsin/greenfield/s/ivgud/dmvs-nationwide-hit-with-outage-officials-in-multiple-states-say

ACROSS AMERICA — All motor vehicle departments in the United States went down Thursday, according to officials in multiple states.

Officials in Illinois, Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Arkansas and Colorado all confirmed they experienced an outage.

"We are currently experiencing a nationwide network outage at our DMV facilities," tweeted Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. "All DMVs across the country are currently down."

Virginia's DMV said the outage stemmed from "a third-party technical outage," and that driver's license services were unavailable online and at all in-person locations.

"We apologize for the inconvenience. Please stay tuned to social media for updates," the agency said.