Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulis is working to reassure residents who are lining up for blocks head of the Real ...

If you don't have your Real ID but you do have a flight, what should you expect at O'Hare and Midway airports starting ...

The Real ID has been on many people’s radars for 20 years. It was the focus of a law in 2005 that required those in the U.S ...

Travelers will still be able to fly without a REAL ID, officials said this week, but they may face extra scrutiny at the ...

As Illinois residents scrambled to meet the Real ID deadline, many instead ran into long lines, appointment shortages and ...

TSA begins enforcing Real ID requirements this Wednesday, May 7. You can still get a Real ID after the deadline, and most ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The REAL ID deadline arrived Wednesday. It's the start of a new era at O'Hare and at airports across the ...

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Despite the May 7 deadline, passengers without the enhanced IDs — or other acceptable identification, such as a passport — ...

Early Wednesday morning at O'Hare, check-in gates and security lines were already buzzing with travelers looking to catch their flights.

Starting Wednesday, people traveling on a domestic flight and using a state-issued ID to get through security are required to ...