SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Secretary of State, AARP and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are advocating for changes to the state’s driving laws, which they argue unfairly target older drivers.

Push to change driving laws for seniors in Illinois Posted: January 14, 2025 | Last updated: January 14, 2025 Arguing age alone should no longer determine whether some seniors get to keep their ...

CHICAGO — Illinois drivers won’t have to take a driving test to renew their licenses ... HB 1226. The state law mandating road tests for drivers at age 75 was increased to age 79 through ...

Right now, Illinois seniors need to retake a driving test at 79 years old. The new proposal would push the age to 87. The Road Safety & Fairness Act (HB 1226) was introduced for consideration by ...

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.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Currently, the law requires drivers 79 to 80 to take ... when they get their driver's licenses renewed. "I've been driving since I was 15, and not a lot of accidents.

Illinois law does not specifically state drivers must scrape snow and ice off their vehicles prior to driving, Master Sergeant Calvin Dye Jr. wrote in a Dec. 9 email to the News-Democrat.

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 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 ...