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Bill to end senior road tests ‘still alive,’ as legislators eye veto session resetJun 02, 2024 4:30 pm - What’s next for endangered legislation aimed at ending behind-the-wheel tests for senior drivers? It’s still alive, Illinois lawmakers say.
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Got young drivers? DMVs offer designated teen hours Saturdays in summerJun 03, 2024 1:05 pm - Teen drivers will get priority treatment every Saturday this summer at select DMVs across Illinois, including the suburbs.
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Bill nixing senior driving test hits House roadblock, Senate version still goingMay 01, 2024 6:42 pm - Despite clearing a key committee and gaining dozens of sponsors, legislation to halt mandatory road tests for Illinois seniors is stalled in the Illinois House, supporter...
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Illinoisans can now get documents notarized without leaving homeApr 18, 2024 6:29 am - Illinoisans who want documents notarized can do so without leaving their homes, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Wednesday.
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‘This legislation is about respect,’ advocates say of bill nixing senior road testsApr 16, 2024 6:33 pm - Democratic and Republican state lawmakers urged their colleagues Tuesday to pass a law ending road exams for seniors. Illinois mandates drivers ages 79 and 80 to take a r...
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‘Don’t come to the DMV’: Amid senior scrutiny, Giannoulias says many visits are unnecessaryJan 11, 2024 7:22 pm - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias exhorted Illinoisans on Thursday to eschew in-person office visits unless it’s necessary. “Don’t come to the DMV,” Giannoulias said a...
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New DMV pop-up opens to meet senior demand for servicesJan 09, 2024 6:05 pm - After thousands of senior drivers flocked to a temporary DMV at SeatGeek Stadium last year, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias debuted a pop-up, walk-in center...
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Illinois is the only state with age-based tests and seniors are not happyDec 18, 2023 8:01 am - Describing the policy as anywhere from “unfair” to “terrible,” numerous Illinois drivers are fired up about living in the only state requiring seniors to take road tests....
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Is Illinois' mandatory road test for seniors fair? The 49 other states don't do itDec 12, 2023 5:18 am - John Billis hasn't gotten a parking citation, let alone a traffic ticket, in about 50 years, he says. So why, Billis wonders, must he take a driving test to renew his li...
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State police eyeing I-190 shoulder parking scofflaws near O'HareNov 07, 2023 7:17 am - Almost as ubiquitous as the low-flying jets when you approach O'Hare International Airport is a random group of cars perched on the shoulder of the expressway. They inso...
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