Illinois Lawmakers Pass Bill to End Mandatory Road Tests for Drivers Under 87

Illinois lawmakers pass bill to end mandatory road tests for drivers under 87

Illinois lawmakers have approved a bill that would eliminate regular mandatory road testing for senior drivers under 87 and create a system for family members to report relatives who are no longer fit to be behind the wheel, regardless of their age.The measure backed by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias passed the Illinois Senate on Thursday by a 57-0 vote, following unanimous passage through the state House last month.The bill now h…

Illinois lawmakers pass bill to raise age of senior driving tests

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 rates.

The Illinois Secretary of State reads banned vanity plates aloud every year

Vanity License Plate - Illinois | Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesIn December 2023, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias reported on camera that the state rejected more than 300 applications for vanity plates from drivers. The digits, which spelled out profane, offensive, or inappropriate words, among other labels, landed on the DOT’s banned license plates list. I’ll go ahead and warn you now…

Illinois lawmakers pass bill to end mandatory road tests for senior drivers under 87 – Usa news

Illinois lawmakers have approved a bill that would eliminate regular mandatory road testing for senior drivers under 87 and create a system for family members to report relatives who are no longer fit to be behind the wheel, regardless of their age. The measure backed by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias passed the Illinois Senate on Thursday by a 57-0 vote, following unanimous passage through the state House last month. The bill now…

Road Safety & Fairness Act Passes General Assembly, Heads to Governor’s Desk

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias Giannoulias-Championed Bill Would Establish Procedures to Report Unsafe Drivers; Calls for Increasing Behind-the-Wheel Driving Test Age Legislation championed by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias calling for enhanced safeguards to bolster road safety while increasing the age at which Illinois drivers must take a behind-the-wheel driving test from 79 to 87 passed the Illinois General Asse…