Illinois is the only state that requires a driving test for seniors based on age. Currently, people 79 and above are required to take a road test to renew their license. The proposed bill comes ...

Of those, only 97 people – or 0.17% - failed the test and were denied a driver's license. A 2023 study showed that Illinois drivers who are 75 and older experienced lower crash rates compared to ...

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 ...

Illinois bill would change driving test requirements for seniors ...

CHICAGO — Illinois drivers won’t have to take a driving test to renew their licenses until age 87 under a bill proposed by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. The Land of Lincoln is the only ...

Giannoulias pointed to statistics from the Illinois Department of Transportation that show in 2023, the crash rate for drivers 75 and older is 24.6 per 1,000 drivers, which is lower than every age ...

A new bill could increase the age requirement for Illinois seniors to retake a behind-the-wheel drivers test. Right now, Illinois seniors need to retake a driving test at 79 years old. The new ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois is the only state that requires a behind-the-wheel driving test based on age, but that may soon change. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said the Road ...

(WAND) — Illinois Secretary of State Alexi ... on a commercial license would still need to do a drivers test at 75 or older to keep driving for work. In a press conference alongside State ...

The latest proposal still requires those drivers to renew their driver's licenses in-person and take a vision test. "The right to drive should be based on ability, not age," said AARP Illinois ...

Under Illinois law, older adults have to jump through more hoops than people in other age groups to get their drivers licenses renewed. A proposed bill is a way to fix that.