Do you have to take driver’s ed in Illinois to get a license at 18 or older?

If you or your child are applying for an Illinois driver’s license for the first time at 18 years or older, you may want to double-check the requirements before heading to a Department of Motor Vehicles facility .

The Office of the Illinois Secretary of State administers driver’s license and vehicle registration programs in the Land of Lincoln, and Illinois uses a graduated driver’s license system.

While you don’t need one to drive, U.S. residents will soon need a REAL ID or passport to fly domestically. The secretary of state’s website says its facilities “have been overwhelmed with requests for Real IDs” ahead of the Wednesday, May 7 enforcement date…

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