(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 Safety ...

Hundreds of bills, covering topics ranging from senior driving eligibility to pharmacy benefit managers, are one signature away from becoming law.

Illinois is the only state in the U.S. with a mandatory road test for seniors. The law requires drivers aged 79 and 80 to take a road exam if their four-year license renewal is up.

The Illinois state Senate in Springfield voted unanimously to raise the age seniors have to take an annual driving test. It now goes to Gov. JB Pritzker to sign it into law.

Older drivers could face fewer barriers to renew their licenses as part of a bill that would raise the age for the mandated annual driver’s test from 79 to 87.

The article circulating online and via social media makes some bold claims.

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 ...

(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.

Illinois is the only state that requires seniors to pass a driving test solely due to their age. But state data indicates that older drivers tend to have lower crash ...

Currently, Illinois is the only state in the nation that requires a behind-the-wheel driving test for seniors based on age.