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While REAL IDs won’t be necessary to board domestic flights until the spring of 2023, some people are planning to get their identification cards now that the...

CBS 2 reporting has helped prompt calls for change at Illinois state unemployment offices.

Prairie State College Driver Services Facility Officially Opens Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. (By Daniel X. O’Neil from USA – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White at Rahm Emanuel Victory Party 2011, CC BY 2.0) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- After a successful “soft” opening over the past week, a temporary Driver Services facility at Prairie State College, Prairie Center, 331 S. Coolidge Street, Chicago Heights, is now open to the public. Last year, the permanent Chicago He...

As more people head to renew their driver’s licenses and possibly get their Real ID following the pandemic, some might be wondering what exactly they need to...

State officials noted that not everyone qualifies for online renewal, specifically those who are required to take a written or road test. Those who are eligible for online renewal will receive a letter containing their PIN approximately 90 days before their driver’s license expiration date, the Secretary of States Office said. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, White has extended drivers licenses and ID card expiration dates multiple times. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

“I applaud the decision by DHS to extend the REAL ID deadline to May 3, 2023 – 19 months past the old deadline of Oct. 1, 2021,” White said. “This is the proper and necessary action in response to the pandemic.”  In order to obtain a Real ID, residents will be required to visit an Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services facility and provide documents that prove their identity, their Social Security number, a written signature and two documents that show proof of residency. A Real...

REAL ID Deadline Extended to 2023: What That Means For Illinois © TNS via Getty Images Information about the Real ID requirements is posted at the Secretary of State’s driver’s license facility in the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, Ill. on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Illinois residents who have not yet received a REAL ID can breathe a sigh of relief - at least for another two years. The U.S. Department of Homelan...

Illinois Drivers License Renewal and Real ID: What You Need to Know © Getty Images An Illinois resident uses a Spanish-language study guide to prepare for his driver’s license exam at a driver services facility on December 10, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Illinois drivers whose licenses expire over the next few months can breathe a sigh of relief - at least for now. Secretary of State Jesse White in late March extended expiration dates for drivers licenses and ID cards an additional two mont...