Real ID

Starting in less than one month, you won’t be able to board a domestic flight without a Real ID. Here’s how to know if you already have one, and how to get one if you don’t.

Need a Real ID but don’t know what documents you need? Here is a full rundown of the acceptable documents for the process.

In a recent statement, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said the Real ID rollout has caused confusion throughout the country, and in Illinois.

New travel requirements will soon begin across the U.S. — even for those who are traveling domestically.

The deadline for getting a Real ID is fast approaching, but will you need one and what do you need to do to get it?

A large former Walgreens building in Chicago’s Loop is often used as a “voting supersite” during election season. But these days, 191 N. Clark St. is dubbed the “Real ID Supercenter.”

DMVs across the Chicago area are seeing spikes in Real ID appointment requests, some even reporting hours-long wait times. That’s why it’s important to know what you’ll need with you to get one.

With less than two months left until a Real ID will be required to board domestic flights and enter secure federal buildings, a “supercenter” has opened its doors in the Chicago Loop. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports.

With less than two months left until a Real ID will be required to board domestic flights and enter secure federal buildings, a “supercenter” has opened its doors in the Chicago Loop.

DMVs across the Chicago area are seeing spikes in Real ID appointment requests, some even reporting hours-long wait times. That’s why it’s important to know what you’ll need with you to get one.

The new ‘Real ID supercenter’ comes as demand for real ID appointments in Illinois surge.

In just under two months, officials will begin enforcing the Real ID requirement for domestic flights and secure federal buildings, with many still needing one scrambling for appointments.

Soon, travelers will need to use either a valid U.S. passport, passport card or REAL ID to fly domestically. How do you know if you have one already?

As the deadline for a Real ID requirement for domestic flights nears, NBC Chicago’s Marion Brooks has more on how to find out when and if you need one.

As the federal Real ID deadline is just over two months away, many Illinois residents scrambling to secure an appointment are having trouble doing so.

The Real ID enforcement deadline is just over two months away, and while Illinois has experienced “unprecedented” demand at DMV facilities — not everyone might need a Real ID, according to the Illinois Secretary of State’s office.

If you’re among the thousands trying to secure a Real ID ahead of the May deadline in Illinois, there are some new options coming — and you won’t need an appointment to get in.

Not sure if you need a Real ID come the May deadline this year? There’s a new way to find out.

With the Real ID deadline just over two months away, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias held a press conference to clarify some confusion.

Increases in demand for Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses and cards are leading Illinois officials to launch new Saturday hours.