Illinois (IL) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules

For Illinois (IL), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is starts 10 p.m. Sun.-Thur., 11 p.m. Fri.-Sat., ends 6 a.m; passenger restriction is first 12 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 20; night restriction lifted is age 18; passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18 (min. age: 17); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 15: In Illinois, enrollment in driver education is required for permit applicants. | Footnote 16: In Illinois, license applicants 18 through 20 years of age who did not take driver's education in school must complete a 6 hour adult driver education course, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

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What the source says

IL | 15 Footnote 15 | 9 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16 Footnote 16 | starts 10 p.m. Sun.-Thur., 11 p.m. Fri.-Sat., ends 6 a.m. | first 12 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 20 | age 18 | licensed for 12 months or age 18 (min. age: 17)

— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

• iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table

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