Do the new provisions to Illinois Graduated Driver Licensing Program raise the minimum age at which an individual may obtain a drivers license?
No. Even with the new provisions effective January 1, 2008, age 16 remains the age at which a person who has successfully completed a driver education program may apply for a driver’s license. The graduated system establishes additional requirements during the instruction permit phase, with the goal of producing better-skilled 16-year-old drivers.