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Illinois permit test prep.

Build your knowledge of Illinois driving rules with 60 short lessons, 68 road-sign illustrations, and 638 study questions based on the course’s driver handbook edition.

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A winding country road with a red car and road signs
Study questions
638
Driving lessons
60
Signs & illustrations
68
Course units
12

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Practice

Illinois practice test

See the 35-question simulation, the 28-correct passing threshold, sample questions, and source notes.

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Recognition

Illinois road signs

Browse 68 signs and illustrations, with their meanings and the action to take.

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Reference

Illinois driver handbook

Find the chapter list, source PDF, and companion lessons for the handbook in this course.

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A clear route through the handbook

The 60 lessons below follow 12 course units. Open a lesson to read its rules, examples, and source page references, or use the study app for its checkpoint quiz.

Unit 1 · 4 lessons

Your Driver's License

License classes, REAL ID, renewal

  1. Who needs a license, and which class
  2. REAL ID and the documents you need
  3. Renewal and expiration
  4. Changes, fraud, medical reports and records

Unit 2 · 7 lessons

Getting Licensed: Exams & Young Drivers

Written/driving exams, permits, GDL

  1. Vision screening and exam honesty
  2. The written and driving exams
  3. Instruction permits
  4. Getting your license before 21
  5. Graduated licensing: permit and initial phases
  6. Full licensing and parental responsibility
  7. Under-21 violations and penalties

Unit 3 · 6 lessons

Stops, Belts, Speed & Special Zones

Traffic stops, seatbelts, speed limits

  1. When you're stopped by police
  2. Distracted driving and cellphones
  3. Seat belts, air bags and child passengers
  4. Speed limits
  5. Construction zones and emergency vehicles
  6. School zones and funeral processions

Unit 4 · 4 lessons

Right of Way & Passing

Yielding rules, pedestrians, passing, lanes

  1. Right-of-way basics
  2. Pedestrian right-of-way
  3. Passing rules
  4. Lane usage

Unit 5 · 5 lessons

Turning, Parking & Special Stops

Signals, turns, roundabouts, railroads, parking

  1. Signaling, turning and lane changes
  2. Roundabouts and school buses
  3. Railroad crossings
  4. Parking on hills, at curbs and in reserved spaces
  5. No-parking zones and other road laws

Unit 6 · 5 lessons

Sharing the Road

Pedestrians, motorcycles, bicycles, large vehicles

  1. Pedestrians and children
  2. Motorcycles and autocycles
  3. Bicycles and e-bikes
  4. Scooters, mopeds and low-speed vehicles
  5. Large, disabled and slow-moving vehicles

Unit 7 · 4 lessons

DUI & Drug Laws

BAC limits, implied consent, penalties

  1. Alcohol, cannabis and other drugs
  2. Implied consent and summary suspension
  3. DUI convictions, interlock devices and aggravated DUI
  4. Open containers, under-21 rules and related offenses

Unit 8 · 5 lessons

Crashes & License Actions

Reporting crashes, insurance, suspension/revocation

  1. Crashes, reports and court appearances
  2. Insurance and financial responsibility
  3. Revocation and cancellation
  4. Suspension and denial
  5. Special driving permits

Unit 9 · 6 lessons

Roadway Signs

Shapes, colors, regulatory & warning signs

  1. Sign shapes and colors
  2. Regulatory signs: stop, yield and do not enter
  3. Regulatory signs: turns, lanes and passing
  4. Warning signs: crossings, schools and intersections
  5. Warning signs: curves, hills and lane changes
  6. Construction, guide and special signs

Unit 10 · 4 lessons

Signals & Pavement Markings

Traffic lights, lane lines, railroad devices

  1. Traffic lights and arrows
  2. Pedestrian signals and lane-use signals
  3. Pavement markings
  4. Railroad crossing signs and signals

Unit 11 · 6 lessons

Safe Driving Tips

Following distance, weather, emergencies

  1. Defensive driving, following distance and speed
  2. Driving in fog, rain, wind and winter
  3. Expressways, night driving and rural roads
  4. Skids, fire, water and other emergencies
  5. Equipment failures and aggressive drivers
  6. When your vehicle is stranded

Unit 12 · 4 lessons

Vehicle Equipment & Ownership

Required equipment, restricted gear, insurance

  1. Required equipment
  2. Restricted equipment
  3. Buying, titling and registering a vehicle
  4. Renewals, insurance and emissions

Know which test you are studying for

Illinois Written Driver's License Exam

This Roadwise course uses a 35-question practice test with 28 correct answers needed to pass. The format can depend on your age, license class, or application type.

Section-level the minimum correct-answer count (16/20 for traffic laws, 12/15 for signs) is inferred by applying the overall 80% pass threshold to each section, since no source states separate per-section passing scores; treat the section breakdown as approximate. The handbook itself (p.16) states you get three attempts per exam within one year of paying the application fee, and that every driver must retake the written exam every eight years unless conviction-free. Section composition (15 sign questions) is used to build the practice test; only the overall 80% threshold is scored, since no official source gives separate section pass marks.

See format details and sample questions