To prove residency in Chicago or Illinois, you can use the following documents, which must show your name and address:
- Drivers license
- Illinois ID card or REAL ID card
- Library card
- Postmarked letter
- Utility bill
- Vehicle registration
- Vehicle insurance
- Voter registration confirmation
- Rent receipt or lease or letter from landlord
- School or employment document
- Court document
- City Key Card
- Tax, bank, or insurance document
- Post Office change of address confirmation
- Letter or document from a Faith-based organization, shelter, non-profit institution with the name/address of issuing organization
- Membership card – Union, YMCA, store club card, fitness center, community or ne...
- Any employment document from the other sectors (Food and Agriculture, Education and Childcare, Emergency Responder) IF these contain name and home address.
Additionally, you can use the following documents as proof of residency in Illinois:
- Phone bill
- Bank statement
- Landline phone bill
- Internet bill
- Cable bill
- Unexpired rental insurance with address being insured
- Unexpired vehicle registration with home address
- Tax return or receipt with home address
- Mortgage or lease documents with home address
- House deed with full address and applicants name
- Government benefits document with home address (no older than 1 year)
- Letter from government agency stating residency address (no older than 1 year) .
For students, proof of Illinois residency may include:
- Illinois drivers license
- Tax Return Transcript with Illinois address
- Illinois voters registration card
- State of Illinois identification card issued by the Secretary of State
- Utility or rent bills in the parents name
- Residential lease in the parents name
- Property tax bill
- Illinois auto registration card
- W-2
- IRS form 1099-Miscellaneous Income Statements
- Statement of benefits history from Illinois Department of Public Aid
- Statement of benefits from the Illinois Department of Employment Security
- Statement of benefits from the Social Security Administration.
Its important to note that personal mail wont count as proof of residency in Illinois.
