After nearly two decades of delays, a federal law requiring Americans to present a Real ID or another accepted form of ...

To meet the unprecedented demand for REAL IDs, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced expanded service across ...

As a May 7 deadline for obtaining REAL ID approaches, suburbanites headed downtown can take advantage of a new Chicago Loop ...

There were 10 finalists in the contests, and nearly 385,000 people voted. The existing flag received 43% of the votes, more ...

Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner ...

Americans who travel will need a Real ID-compliant state ID to board a domestic aircraft. We’re still wondering if this will ...

Biometrics budgets for businesses and governments around the world are getting a second look as reflected in several top ...

An item held by the Iowa City library might not be considered appropriate in Orange City. This is just one illustration of ...

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