{"id":23318,"date":"2025-11-19T19:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T01:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=23318"},"modified":"2025-11-19T19:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T01:18:31","slug":"secretary-of-state-launches-mobile-i-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/23318-secretary-of-state-launches-mobile-i-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary of State Launches Mobile I.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>On Wednesday, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that Illinois residents can now securely add their Illinois-issued driver\u2019s license or state ID to Apple Wallet and present their ID using their iPhone and Apple Watch.\u00a0 This marks a new era of convenience and digital innovation for the state, enabling residents to present their driver\u2019s license and state ID in Apple Wallet in person, online and in apps at select businesses and organizations, including at TSA checkpoints at over 250+ airports in the U.S., including O\u2019Hare, Midway and Lambert.<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois Mobile ID program will soon expand to Google and Samsung Wallets, ensuring that every Illinois resident with a mobile phone has access to secure, digital identification.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a game changer for Illinois residents,\u201d said Giannoulias.\u00a0 \u201cYour ID can live right on your iPhone \u2014 ready to use at airports, restaurants, and bars across the state.\u00a0 This launch brings together security, privacy, and convenience in a way that will make life easier for millions of people.\u00a0 We promised innovative solutions, and today, we\u2019re delivering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Driver\u2019s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet bring users one step closer towards replacing the physical wallet with an easy, secure and private digital wallet, and we\u2019re thrilled to bring this to Illinoisans today,\u201d said Jennifer Bailey, Apple\u2019s vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet.\u00a0 \u201cThe launch of Illinois driver\u2019s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet makes everyday moments even more seamless \u2014 whether you\u2019re traveling through airport checkpoints this holiday season, grabbing a drink at a restaurant, and more \u2014 all while keeping users\u2019 information secure and private.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe identity verification process is the cornerstone of transportation security.\u00a0 Technology solutions such as mobile driver\u2019s licenses enhance airport security, reduce touchpoints, and provide greater privacy protections to individuals at TSA checkpoints,\u201d TSA Illinois Federal Security Director Jim Spriggs said.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to partner with the Illinois Secretary of State in this effort, and we hope passengers continue to take advantage of this convenient option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not a replacement for a physical ID, and for now, residents must continue to carry their physical ID.\u00a0 With the launch, Illinois joins 12 other states and the territory of Puerto Rico that offer driver\u2019s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet to their residents.<\/p>\n<p>IDs in Apple Wallet use the privacy and security features that are built into Apple devices to help protect a user\u2019s identity and personal information. When adding an ID to Apple Wallet, the state-issuing authority receives only the information it needs to approve or deny the request.\u00a0 Once an ID is added to Apple Wallet, the information is encrypted on a user\u2019s device, so others \u2014 including Apple \u2014 cannot access it unless a user chooses to present it. Apple and the state-issuing authority do not know when or to whom a user presents their driver\u2019s license or state ID.\u00a0 A user\u2019s presentment history is encrypted and stored only on their device, and Apple cannot see or access this information.<\/p>\n<p>When presenting an ID in Apple Wallet, only the information needed for the transaction is presented, and the user has the opportunity to review and authorize the information being requested with Face ID or Touch ID before it is shared.\u00a0 Users do not need to unlock, show, or hand over their device to present their ID.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the launch of Illinois driver\u2019s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet, the Secretary of State\u2019s office is launching a free Mobile ID Verifier app for businesses to check proof of age for restrictive purchases such as the sale of alcohol.\u00a0 The app streamlines age verification while protecting customer privacy.\u00a0 This app is also available in the Apple App Store.<\/p>\n<p>Visit www.ilsos.gov\/mobile to learn more and for step-by-step instructions on adding an Illinois driver\u2019s license or state ID to Apple Wallet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that Illinois residents can now securely add their Illinois-issued driver\u2019s license or state ID to Apple Wallet and present their ID [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":23319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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