Illinois REAL ID

There's been a lot of buzz and a lot of long lines to get an Illinois Real ID before the May 7th deadline, and the scam artists in our state have taken notice. Here are the current Real ID scams to watch out for if you're trying to get yours before time runs out.

There has been a lot of talk about the upcoming Real ID deadline in Illinois and what will happen if you try to fly after the May 7th deadline without a Real ID. Here's what will happen if you show up at the airport post-deadline and try to get on a domestic flight.

After years of delays and postponements, it looks like Real ID will finally be implemented in May of this year...unless they don't, and extend the deadline for another period of time. Regardless, you may have wondered about getting a Real ID, especially if your current driver's license or state ID card hasn't expired yet.

With the May 7th deadline to get a Real ID card in Illinois quickly approaching, the Illinois Secretary of State's office is ramping up reminders, along with expanded hours and locations for those who need and/or want to get one. Here's what you'll need to have to get an Illinois Real ID, along with some ways to determine if you really need one or not.

The deadline to get your new Illinois Real ID is coming up fast, and some Illinoisans are stressing out over getting theirs in time. Here's the thing: not everyone will need an Illinois Real ID. Here's how to tell which group you're in--must have, or don't really need.

It seems as if the Real ID deadline gets moved every year but it's coming for real this time. The Real ID deadline is May 7. Have you booked your appointment? Discover a quicker and easier way to get one before the end of February.

If you've lost track of how many times the deadline for REAL ID has been extended here in Illinois and across the nation, it's totally understandable. The drop-dead date to make the switch from your standard Illinois driver's license over to a REAL ID has been changed multiple times due to the pandemic, the post-pandemic, and now it might be changed again because of a federal rule change.

The pandemic caused all sorts of things to be delayed, and the switch over to REAL ID is certainly one of those things. The deadline kept getting pushed back, and now you have until May of 2025 to decide whether or not REAL ID is something you need and/or want.

Illinois State officials (knowing how people can be when it comes to deadlines) are urging Illinois residents to get busy now so that there won't be a giant logjam of Real ID applications this coming May.

State officials (knowing how people can be when it comes to deadlines) are urging Illinois residents to get busy now so that there won't be a giant logjam of applications in May of next year.