Advanced unsuccessfully last year by State Rep. Jeff Keicher, a bill to make the Illinois drivers’ license law similar to those of all other states passed Thursday with the help of a Democratic Party colleague.
The bill raising the age of road tests for seniors from 79 to 87.
The Daily Herald reported;
“I’m glad that after all the hard work Rep. Mason and I did last year in the House and Sen. (Don) Dewitte in the Senate to advance this issue for Illinois seniors, that we finally got it over the first goal line,” Keicher said.
The legislation also means that drivers ages 81 through 86 would not need a road exam to renew their license but must take a vision test. Renewals are in-person, every two years.
