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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is championing a bipartisan bill to raise the mandatory drivers test age from 75 to 87. Under the plan, those who are aged 79 ...

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, ...

Giannoulias would approve permanently increasing the age requirement for mandatory driving tests from 75 to 79. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the general assembly passed an emergency measure to ...

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The state of Illinois has increased the minimum age for a senior citizen to be required to take a driving test to renew their license. The bill, which passed the General Assembly unanimously earlier ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Road tests to renew driver's licenses could be a thing of the past for many seniors in Illinois under a bill unanimously approved Wednesday by the Illinois House. The House voted 114-0 ...