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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A bill unanimously passed by the Senate on Thursday and on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk will increase the age that senior drivers in Illinois are required to take an annual ...

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 ...

Illinois drivers will face new testing and reporting rules. House Bill 1226 lowers the age when drivers must renew their licenses in person from 79 to 75. The bill also expands who can report unsafe ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Arguing age alone should no longer determine whether some seniors get to keep their driver's licenses, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is pushing to increase the age at ...

Starting summer 2026, fewer Illinois seniors will have to take mandatory road tests to renew their driver’s licenses. New legislation will raise the age requirement from 79 to 87 years old. Groups ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to raise the mandatory senior drivers test age from 75 to 87. Drivers 79 and older would be required to renew their ...

SPRINGFIELD – A bill unanimously passed by the Senate on Thursday and on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk will increase the age that senior drivers in Illinois are required to take an annual ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A plan to increase the mandatory test for senior drivers passes unanimously out of the Illinois Senate on Thursday. The bill would increase the mandatory test age from 79 to ...

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 ...