Illinois Secretary of State

Planning to board a flight? Discover why the REAL ID is a must post-May 7, but don’t panic if you don’t have one yet.

Illinois Secretary of State opens select DMVs for Illinois residents to get their REAL ID before the deadline.

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.

Internet trends have a heavy influence on kids these days, and it really shows after reading the list of Illinois' most rejected license plate requests in 2024.

A new way of renewing your driver's license has come to Illinois.

You'd think that this would be an easily answered question. If my plate, or plates were stolen, I'd probably think of myself as being the victim in that scenario. However, an Aurora man found out that things sometimes are just not that clear-cut.

It's been a rough 2022 for many people, as you're no doubt fully aware. One particular company is having a very rough year, especially in Illinois, as once again they've been ordered to halt all sales in the state.

If you recall, the original, pre-pandemic deadline for the move to REAL ID was October 21, 2020. Then, COVID-19 came along and threw a monkey-wrench into things. So, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pushed things back one year to October 21, 2021 to give people time to get things together while dealing with the pandemic.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White knows that there's nothing that Illinois residents enjoy more than spending some time waiting in line at Illinois driver's license facilities, but he'd like you to reconsider your next trip there.

The move to digital driver's licenses and digital license plates hasn't happened yet here in Illinois, but a bunch of other states have already jumped on the idea and run with it.