CHICAGO (WLS) -- The federal deadline to get a REAL ID is Wednesday. There have been long lines for days at the super-site in Chicago's Loop with people waiting in line for hours. Secretary of State ...

It is a key part of the Real ID Act of 2005. Passed by Congress in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the act ...

Starting May 7, a REAL ID-compliant license or identification card will be required to fly domestically in the U.S., so if ...

Additionally, five states issue an Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) and Enhanced ID (EID), which the Department of Homeland Security accepts as REAL ID alternatives. Not every license or ID in these ...

REAL ID will be enforced in U.S. airports starting May 7. Implementing the law involved years of negotiations between federal ...