Starting Wednesday, Illinois residents will be able to use their iPhones to show their driver’s license at select airports, restaurants and bars. Under a major digital shift that Secretary of State ...

Digital identification is supposed to provide identity to all people. But sometimes it blocks access to essential services.

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As of Wednesday, U.S. travelers flying domestically are required to show a Real ID at airport checkpoints. The May 7 deadline for Americans to switch to the federally compliant identification comes ...

The time has come. Starting Wednesday, passengers nationwide must use a state-issued ID or license that is “REAL ID” compliant to travel within the U.S.Aside from being used to board domestic flights, ...

If you haven’t gotten a Real ID, it may soon cost you even more to fly domestically. The Transportation Security Administration announced Dec. 1 that U.S. air travelers who do not have a Real ID or ...

Illinois residents will soon be able to use digital IDs and digital drivers licenses, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced in a press conference Tuesday. Giannoulias teased the announcement ...

In a growing number of states, now including Illinois, you can add your ID to Apple Wallet. Here's how to add them, how they work, what the limitations are, and what they can do. We're moving closer ...

Are you REAL ID-ready? You have less than 48 hours to do so. Starting tomorrow, every traveler over the age of 18 must present a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card (or a valid ...