Beginning August 1, 2025, new federal regulations will require seniors aged 70 and above to undergo specific driving tests for license renewal. This initiative aims to enhance road safety while ...

Starting in July 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation will implement a new law aimed at elderly driving.With the number of senior drivers steadily increasing, the law seeks to ensure road ...

To the editor: It’s great that the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles has dropped the written tests for most drivers 70 and older. Although I have passed this test every time, I find that some of ...

What? "There ought to be a law" for senior citizens 70 and up to pass a driving test to renew their driver’s license? Mr. Bob Ford, it's sad to see stereotyping of any person, age group, race, ...

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 ...

A new bill has been sent to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk that would raise the age at which seniors in Illinois are required to take behind-the-wheel driving tests. The legislation was drafted by Secretary ...

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. (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 ...