Illinois is the only state in the country that requires seniors to have their driving skills tested on a regular basis.

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced support for House Bill 1226 this week, joined by lawmakers from both parties. The measure, dubbed the Road Safety and Fairness Act, would impact roughly 350,000 Illinoisans, according to Giannoulias.

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 proposal would push the age to 87.

The Land of Lincoln is the only state in the nation to require a behind-the-wheel driver test for seniors based on age, currently required once a driver reaches age 79.

The Illinois Secretary of State, AARP and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are advocating for changes to the state’s driving laws, which they argue unfairly target older drivers.

Overall road conditions on St. Louis area highways and interstates in Illinois improved greatly on Monday compared to Missouri.

A proposed Illinois law would let families report unsafe drivers due to medical or cognitive issues, aiming to improve road safety.

Illinois roads were slick and slippery Monday morning as a major winter storm rolled through parts of the Midwest, with snow, freezing drizzle and ice impacting parts of the Chicago-area commute.

Economic indicator increases The University of Illinois Flash Index for December improved to 102.4 from its reading the previous month of 102. Any number over 100 indicates economic growth.Both sales

according to Illinois Department of Transportation data. "At the end of the day, I don't know about you, but when I'm driving along, the people that I see scanning through their telephone and ...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY — Commuters who use Interstate 255 will have their daily routines shaken up Feb. 1 when a 3.5-mile stretch of the highway in Cahokia Heights and Sauget shuts down for six months of construction work.

Seated with a cane at her side, 86-year-old Patricia Mackin waited patiently inside a suburban senior citizens’ driver’s services facility to be called to take her road test, a requirement for people her age if they want to continue being licensed to drive.