How to get your Illinois driver’s license on your phone

By Dylan Sharkey, Kurtis Karg

07/18/2024

Legislation allowing Illinois residents to carry a digital driver’s license or ID on their smartphone will take effect in 2025.

TAGS: drivers license, identification

Illinois prison inmates to get ID cards upon release

By Dylan Sharkey

11/03/2021

Inmates should have fewer troubles returning to their lives thanks to a new program intended to hand them an ID as they leave Illinois prisons.

TAGS: identification, IDOC: Illinois Department of Corrections, recidivism

What you need to know about REAL ID in Illinois

01/27/2020

A trip to renew your state ID or driver’s license can be a confusing experience. Here is what you need to know before you go to get a REAL ID.

TAGS: airport, federal government, fees, George W. Bush, identification, Illinois, Illinois Secretary of State, REAL ID, Real ID Act, Springfield, U.S. Congress

Illinois should issue IDs to ex-offenders upon release from prison

By Bryant Jackson-Green

02/11/2016

Issuing state IDs to ex-offenders upon release from prison is a simple reform that can help them succeed in finding work and a place to live.

TAGS: criminal justice reform, identification

Beyond degrees: Empowering Illinoisans through career-first education

Published June 3, 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The best path to empowerment and success, especially for poor people, is work. Work allows us to prosper while providing dignity, upward mobility, the means to support ourselves and create value for others. It’s how we become thriving members of our community. Central to this process is our education...

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Beyond degrees: Empowering Illinoisans through career-first education

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students