For now, you still need to have a small piece of plastic if you want to show someone your driver’s license. 

As more things shift to a digital world, will your driver’s license in Illinois be able to be held as a file in your cell phone? Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says there is plenty of modernization going on with his office and this will be something that will be coming at some point.

8 states currently offer digital driver’s license