There has been a rush to secure Real IDs before the May 7 deadline at numerous locations around the country. NBC News correspondent Maggie Vespa visited one in Chicago on TODAY where the line stretched for four hours. One man told her he tried to pay someone to cut the line.

After years of delays, people boarding flights domestically in the United States will need to present REAL ID-compliant forms of identification at airports in a major change for travelers across the country.