Illinois DMV practice test
Prepare for the Illinois learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Illinois knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
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Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Illinois laws
Rules that are specific to Illinois.
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Key rules from the Illinois handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 15 years old.
- Hold the permit at least 9 months before the road test.
- At least 50 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
- The supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.
- Report an address change within 10 days.
- A standard license is usually valid for 4 years.
- Night limits for ages 15–17: Sunday–Thursday 10 p.m.–6 a.m.; Friday–Saturday 11 p.m.–6 a.m.
- Sunday–Thursday: 10 p.m.–6 a.m.; Friday–Saturday: 11 p.m.–6 a.m.
- Only one passenger under 20 (family members excepted) during the first 12 months.
- Two or more moving violations in 24 months (under 21): suspension of at least 30 days.
- You have three attempts to pass each exam within one year.
- Driver education: at least 30 hours in the classroom and 6 hours behind the wheel.
Rules of the road
- Signal at least 100 feet before turning in business or residential areas (at least 200 feet elsewhere).
- Stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
- Do not make a U-turn unless you can see approaching traffic 500 feet away.
- Do not pass within 100 feet of an intersection, bridge, tunnel or railroad crossing.
- Give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.
- Drivers under 19 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
- Children ride in a car seat until at least 8 years old.
- 10 to 12 inches between the driver and the air bag is desirable.
- Signal at least 100 feet before a turn in business or residential areas, and at least 200 feet elsewhere.
- On a highway with at least four lanes (two each way), drivers going the opposite direction need not stop.
- A warning is given at least 100 feet before the stop (200 feet in rural areas).
- A sound system may not be audible 75 feet or more from the vehicle.
- Interstate, expressway or toll highway: after 2 hours; urban area: 10 hours; non-urban: 24 hours.
- If a red light fails to turn green after 120 seconds, a motorcyclist may proceed after yielding.
- Allow at least three to four seconds when following a motorcycle.
- Return to your lane before you come within 200 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
- Rear-facing is required until age 2 unless the child weighs more than 40 pounds or is taller than 40 inches.
- Do not use a phone or take photos while driving within 500 feet of an emergency scene.
Speed limits
- 30 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.
- 20 mph in school zones when children are present, unless posted otherwise.
- 55 mph on highways unless posted otherwise.
- Up to 70 mph on rural interstates where posted.
- Alleys: 15 mph.
- Four-lane highways: 65 mph; interstates and tollways: 70 mph; other highways: 55 mph.
- School zones: 20 mph on school days, 6:30 a.m.–4 p.m., when children are present and signs are posted.
Parking
- Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
- Do not park within 20 feet of a fire station driveway on the same side of the street.
- Do not park within 30 feet of a STOP sign.
- Do not park within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.
- Park with your wheels within 12 inches of the curb.
How to get a driver's license in Illinois
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 15 years old).
- Hold the permit for at least 9 months.
- Complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
- Drive only with a licensed supervising driver (minimum age 21 years old).
- Pass the road (driving) test.
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Illinois driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 15 years old
- Hold the permit at least
- 9 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Supervising driver at least
- 21 years old
Speed limits by state
- Residential district
- 30 mph
- School zone
- 20 mph
- Other highways
- 55 mph
- Rural interstate (max)
- 70 mph
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 19 years old
Parking distances by state
- Fire hydrant
- 15 feet
- Crosswalk at an intersection
- 20 feet
- Fire station driveway
- 20 feet
- STOP sign or signal
- 30 feet
- Railroad crossing
- 50 feet
- Wheels from the curb
- 12 inches
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Passing a bicyclist
- 3 feet
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 8 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Report a new address within
- 10 days
- License valid for
- 4 years
Sample questions
In Illinois, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- 5 feet
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
Illinois: do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
In Illinois, in a business or residential district, you must signal at least how far before you turn?
- 75 feet
- 100 feet
- 150 feet
- 200 feet
Illinois: signal at least 100 feet before turning in business or residential areas (at least 200 feet elsewhere).
In Illinois, unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in a residential district is:
- 20 mph
- 25 mph
- 30 mph
- 35 mph
Illinois: 30 mph in residential districts unless a sign shows otherwise.
Illinois permit test: questions and answers
The Illinois knowledge test has 35 questions.
You need 28 correct answers out of 35 (80%).
According to the Illinois driver handbook, the minimum age is 15.
Yes, as of our last check the Illinois DMV offers the knowledge test in this language. Confirm with the DMV before your visit.
From the official Illinois driver handbook (Illinois Rules of the Road 2025). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.