Passengers at U.S. airports must now show federally compliant IDs to board domestic flights. Don’t have one, or not sure if you do? Here’s some guidance. By Christine Chung and Debra Kamin Real ID is ...

REAL ID is needed for boarding domestic flights and entering federal facilities such as military bases. The REAL ID requirement was supposed to take effect in 2008, but opposition from state ...

People will be able to present their ID in-person, online and in apps, including at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at O'Hare, Midway and more. Giannoulias said the Illinois Mobile ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The deadline to get a REAL ID is fast approaching after years of postponements and delays. Watch an explainer about REAL ID from PBS News in our video player above. Starting May 7, ...

Illinois' Secretary of State held a last-minute press conference Monday to share a "public service announcement" about Real IDs with the deadline approaching this week. "We have been screaming from ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Starting Wednesday in Illinois, iPhone users can show their ID on their phone, instead of the real thing, including at airports. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias called ...

Domestic air travel in the United States just got a lot more serious about identity. As of 2025, the Transportation Security Administrationhas fully implemented the REAL ID Act and introduced an ...