In 2024, approximately 55,000 Illinois drivers between 79 and 86 were required to take behind-the wheel-drivers tests. Of those, only 97 people – or 0.17% - failed the test and were denied a ...

Illinois is the only state that requires drivers 75 and up to pass a road test to renew their license. As Gross looked at the website for Illinois DMV appointments Monday, he found an appointment ...

The state law mandating road tests for drivers at age 75 was increased to age 79 through a temporary measure as a result of the COVID pandemic. The age 79 threshold became permanent in 2024.

How does it work: The online test is the same as the one offered in DMV offices. For first-timers, it's a 40-question test, while it's 25 questions for those renewing their licenses.

A bill that would eliminate the road test requirement for drivers under age 87 is being considered by Illinois lawmakers.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias wants to maintain high age requirements for senior driving tests. ALSO SEE: New walk-in senior DMV facilities now open after ...

The tests were last updated two years ago. The DMV analyzes questions to try and dump too-difficult ones, those that have been used too often and any that should be rewritten, Finkel said.