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“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 ID card will cost the same as a driver’s license ($30) or a state ID ($20). -For proof of identit...

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 Homeland Security delayed the requirement of air travelers to have a REAL ID-compliant form of identificati...

Illinois Driver's 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 driver's licenses and ID cards an additional two months, to Aug. 1. The extension doesn't apply to commercial driver's licenses and CDL learner's permi...