Coronavirus pandemic delays REAL ID deadline

03/26/2020

Americans previously needed to update their ID by Oct. 1 to be allowed to fly and visit federal facilities without additional documentation.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, REAL ID, Real ID Act

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

Lake Zurich school district will use fingerprint IDs for student purchases

By Amy Korte

07/27/2016

Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 joins a growing number of Illinois school districts instituting biometric-information-based technology for purchases, raising concerns about privacy.

TAGS: ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, BIPA: Biometric Information Privacy Act, Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, Real ID Act

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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Coronavirus pandemic delays REAL ID deadline

What you need to know about REAL ID in Illinois

Lake Zurich school district will use fingerprint IDs for student purchases

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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