Illinois is the only state in the country that requires seniors to have their driving skills tested on a regular basis.

Illinois drivers won’t have to take a driving test to renew their licenses until age 87 under a bill proposed by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. (

The threat of arrest and prosecution keeps sex workers unsafe and in the shadows, and this threat must be eliminated,” Brian Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, said Monday at a news conference announcing the proposed bill.

Two Illinois lawmakers want to decriminalize sex work, a move advocates say is long overdue. Why it matters: Supporters say decriminalization would allow consensual adult sex workers to move out of the shadows and get legal protections that workers in other fields get.

In the two games missed by Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis leading into Tuesday's road matchup with Indiana, the Illini learned that they didn't necessarily need their dynamic freshman guard to survive.

Illinois got its star player back on Tuesday and delivered another emphatic conference victory, dismantling Indiana 94-69. It was a total Illini avalanche from the opening tip. Illinois delivered a resounding knockout blow early in the first half,