Information about the Real ID requirements posted at the Secretary of State's driver's license facility in the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, Ill. on March 27, 2019.

With Transportation Security Administration officials warning of the approaching deadline to get a Real ID driver’s license or ID card by May 2023, readers have sent us questions - lots of ...

A Real ID is a federally approved driver's license or ID card issued by the state. This new license was put in place to heighten security measures in the years after 9/11.

REAL ID-compliant licenses have a star in the upper right corner. Michigan’s old license and ID design, which will be phased out by January 2029, has a star in a gold circle.