Starting in May 2025, Illinois residents will need a REAL ID instead of a standard driver’s license to board a domestic flight or enter certain government buildings. After May 7, 2025, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer accept identification that does not meet the standards established in the REAL

REAL ID enforcement begins May 7, two decades after President Bush signed a law mandating them. But more than a third of circulating IDs still aren't compliant.