Illinois seniors will have an easier time getting their driver's licenses renewed when a law getting rid of behind-the-wheel driving tests for those younger than 87 years old goes into effect in July.

Age requirements for re-taking driving tests have now gone up in Illinois, going from drivers aged 79 and older, to drivers aged 86 and older.

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 ...

Illinois (Capitol News Illinois) - A law taking effect July 1 will raise the age at which older drivers must take a driving test to renew their license. The 2025 law, titled the Road Safety and ...

ILLINOIS (KWQC) - The Road Safety and Fairness Act starts on July 1. The act will eliminate the state’s mandatory behind-the-wheel driving test for people between the ages of 79 and 86. The new act ...

Several new laws are set to take effect in Illinois next month, while some that were set to take effect have been delayed.

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 ...

The bill would also allow family of any Illinois driver to submit concerning medical information about the driver to the secretary of state. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A bill unanimously passed by the ...

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 new law also creates a process for immediate family members to report cognitive or physical health declines to the state for review.