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.
It appears that photographer Sean Hoffman struck a collective nerve with the video he took at Midway Airport last Thursday (see Joe Dredge's post from Friday). Sean's two-minute long walk down the line of passengers waiting to go through a security checkpoint has several million views to its credit, and also has the Transportation Safety Administration scrambling for answers and explanations.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois residents might not be able to use their driver's licenses at airports starting in 2016.
The Daily Herald reports the licenses don't meet requirements set by a 2005 federal law on IDs that was meant to increase security...