Fake IDs now as good as the real thing — and essential to Chicago's college social scene

Fake IDs now as good as the real thing — and essential to Chicago's college social scene

On any given weekend, gaggles of underage students from Chicago’s universities stand in line for bars and clubs, clutching their fake IDs and saying silent prayers as they approach the doors ahead.Often, they’re waved through.Getting past the bouncer and heading to the bar, one student felt “liberated.”“I felt literally free,” she said.Hijinks ensue.It’s all a part of the time-honored American tradition of unsanctioned collegiate drinking. Only …