Starting May 3, 2023, anyone 18 years old and above will be required to present a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card to fly domestically.
Beginning next year, Illinois residents will be required to show a new form of identification for all domestic air travel, as well as when entering federal.
Over the past two years, the Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has extended the deadline to obtain the REAL ID and a renewed driver’s license several.