Starting Wednesday, Illinoisans can add their driver’s licenses and state IDs to their iPhones, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday. The new technology is compliant with the U.S.

Illinois iPhone users trying to add their driver's licenses and state IDs into their Apple Wallets may hit a snag in the process. Beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday, the Illinois Secretary of State rolled ...

Illinois’ new digital wallet drivers licenses and state identification cards for iPhone are displayed at a secretary of state event on Nov. 18, 2025, at Moonlight Studios in Chicago’s West Loop.

Illinois motorists can securely add a digital driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet, which enables them to present their ID using their iPhone or Apple Watch. The option was announced Tuesday ...

CHICAGO — Starting Wednesday, Illinois residents will be able to use their iPhones to show their driver’s license at select airports, restaurants and bars. Under a major digital shift that Secretary ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias stood before cameras Tuesday and declared a historic day. “For anyone who’s ever left the house without their wallet,” he said, “fumbled for their ID at ...