Illinois laws effective July 1, 2026 change senior driving tests, cocktails to-go, motor fuel tax, cyber-bullying, and animal acts.

A change in Illinois’ driving age restrictions will soon take effect across the state. A new law aimed at changing the requirements for certain drivers will take effect on July 1. The law, HB1226, ...

Passing a driver’s test is a milestone: freedom, independence, autonomy! But what those who have been driving for a while forget is that learning to drive is not as easy as you may think, and doing so ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is hailing a new law that will change how senior citizens renew their driver’s licenses. House Bill 1226, which passed the General Assembly unanimously ...