# IL — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For IL, learner minimum age is 15; mandatory holding period is 9 months; supervised driving hours is 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is starts 10 p.m. Sun.-Thur., 11 p.m. Fri.-Sat., ends 6 a.m, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** IL
- **Learner minimum age:** 15
- **Mandatory holding period:** 9 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16
- **Nighttime restriction:** starts 10 p.m. Sun.-Thur., 11 p.m. Fri.-Sat., ends 6 a.m.
- **Passenger restriction:** first 12 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 20
- **Night restriction lifted:** age 18
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 12 months or age 18 (min. age: 17)

## 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)

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
Part of [US graduated driver licensing requirements by state](https://referencesource.org/graduated-driver-licensing/).