Question about licensing process in IL

[Juan Mendoza]

Hello everyone, First I would like to give some background information on myself. I'm 19 years old I live in a suburb near Chicago IL around the Naperville-Joliet area. I would like to become a licensed real estate agent in Illinois however I need to be 21 years of age in order to legally be one. I really love real estate single family and multifamily. My question is what should I do Should I try to find work as an assistant for a real estate agent until I turn 21? Is this even possible? Can I start on attending classes now at the age of 19? Or do you guys recommend that I move to a different state where I can get Licensed at my age? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.Thank You to anyone who took the time to read my question.