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(The Center Square) – It’s now on to the Illinois Senate with a measure that could usher in a new era of digital driver’s licenses and ID cards. State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, carried House Bill 4592, an initiative of the Illinois Secretary of State. The measure would allow the Secretary of State to issue digital ID cards and driver’s licenses that can be stored on someone’s smartphone. State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, asked how to keep such devices secure from unreasonable search and seizure during a traffic stop. “You hand it to them, say they swipe to another one or you have a text …