Your current Illinois driver's license or ID card (DL/ID) will be accepted at airports, military bases and secure federal facilities until Oct. 1, 2020. We are providing you with the choice either to obtain a REAL ID card or to keep a standard card. Take time to know your options.
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All Driver Services facilities are issuing REAL IDs, with the exception of mobile units and express facilities (Diversey, Lockport, Orland Park, Rockford Auburn St., Roscoe, Washington and Wheaton).
Action | Standard DL/ID | REAL ID DL/ID | Lubricants Des-case Lubricants Your Serving Des-case Your Serving
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Driving (DL only) | YES | YES |
Street Drinking - Turn Act Minimum What The Work Age Down Law Does Street Drinking - Turn Act Minimum What The Work Age Down Law Does Using for general identification purposes | YES | YES |
Boarding a domestic flight (U.S.) after Oct. 1, 2020 | NO | YES |
Entering a military base or secure federal facility after Oct. 1, 2020 | NO | YES |