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Discover the new deadline for implementing the REAL ID Act in Illinois.

If you recall, the original, pre-pandemic deadline for the move to REAL ID was October 21, 2020. Then, COVID-19 came along and threw a monkey-wrench into things. So, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pushed things back one year to October 21, 2021 to give people time to get things together while dealing with the pandemic.

With the amount of delays and postponements in almost every aspect of our lives that we've had to deal with over the last year, why not add in one more?

You might remember me telling you exactly one week ago that you only had 6 months before the new deadline to get an Illinois REAL ID card. Yeah, well...forget all that.

There was some concern that Illinois wouldn't follow along with the federal government in extending the tax deadline, but at the end of last week, Governor Pritzker decided to get on board the tax deadline extension bandwagon.

Officials said a 1 percent undercount is equal to $195 million lost to Illinois and local communities.

The Rockford Police Department has been looking for new recruits and taking job applications for the last month. The deadline is Tuesday, the 31st.

On October 1st, 2020, about 13 months from now, travelers will not be allowed to board a flight without a REAL ID, or some kind of alternative identification such as a passport.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House plans to hear testimony from state agency officials on preparations for a disruption in state services because of the budget impasse. House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat, has invited 15 agencies that report to Gov...