A new bill has been sent to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk that would raise the age at which seniors in Illinois are required to take behind-the-wheel driving tests. The legislation was drafted by Secretary ...

Drivers who are between 79 and 86 years old would no longer have to take a behind-the-wheel driving test to maintain a driver's license in Illinois under proposed legislation. Rep. Jay Hoffman, ...

Passing a driver’s test is a milestone: freedom, independence, autonomy! But what those who have been driving for a while forget is that learning to drive is not as easy as you may think, and doing so ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill unanimously passed by the Senate on Thursday and on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk will increase the age that senior drivers in Illinois are required to take an annual ...

CHICAGO — Older drivers in Illinois could face fewer barriers to renew their driver’s licenses next year as part of a bill that would raise the age for the state-mandated annual driver’s test from 79 ...

(The Center Square) – A bill to raise the age at which Illinois drivers must take a road test is one step closer to becoming law. The Illinois Senate Transportation Committee passed House Bill 1226 by ...

Legislation has advanced that would free senior citizens of the need to take a behind the wheel driving test to maintain their drivers license, until they reach the age of 87. If signed by Gov. JB ...

Bill would align driving laws with other states, supporters say. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias drafted the legislation. Crash rate for senior drivers is the lowest, legislators say, ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is joined by Republicans, Democrats and advocates for aging Illinoisans at a news conference announcing a bill to increase the age for the state-mandated ...