Driver's License Test Prep

Illinois · State Facts

Illinois Phone & Distracted Driving Laws

Whether handheld phone use and texting are banned for all drivers, additional restrictions on minors, and first-offense fines.

Handheld phone — banned for all drivers?

yes

Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2025, Chapter 4: Distracted Driving, p. 22

Texting — banned for all drivers?

yes

Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2025, Chapter 4: Distracted Driving, p. 22

Hands-free also banned for minors?

yes

Source: Illinois Rules of the Road 2025, Chapter 4: Distracted Driving, p. 22; Chapter 3: Graduated Driver Licensing Program, pp. 18-19

Compare Phone & Distracted Driving Laws in every state → Side-by-side across all 50 states and DC. Browse All Illinois facts → Other Illinois rules drawn from the manual.

The Cheat Sheet

Every Illinois number on one printable page.

Phone & Distracted Driving Laws plus every other Illinois rule we track, bound into a glove-box-sized PDF.

Get the free PDF

Free study plan

Your free Illinois study plan

A short run of study emails for the Illinois SOS test: what to drill, the rules people trip on, and a final pre-test checklist. The one-page cheat sheet is free to grab either way.