Illinois opens nation’s first Real ID supercenter to meet high demand

The Brief

  • Illinois processed 10,000 Real ID applications in one day, setting a record.
  • The nation’s first Real ID Supercenter has opened in downtown Chicago.
  • Officials hope the new center will relieve long lines and high demand at state facilities.

CHICAGO Illinois is seeing record-breaking demand for Real ID, prompting officials to open the nation’s first Real ID Supercenter in downtown Chicago.

The facility, located at the former Board of Elections voting supersite at Clark and Lake streets, aims to ease the strain on state facilities, where long lines have formed even in frigid temperatures.

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