IllinoisIllinois lets road officials use target speeds for some limits
Illinois law defines how road officials set a target speed and lets the Department use it to set some urban highway limits starting in 2027.
What it does
On some urban highways, the Department may set a 25-mile-per-hour limit without a traffic study if it matches the road’s target speed.
The University of Illinois Chicago Urban Transportation Center shall study crash data and possible ways to reduce crashes and deaths on North and South DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Argument forOfficials could set a 25-mile-per-hour limit on some urban highways without a traffic study when it matches the road’s target speed.
Argument againstDrivers on some urban highways could face a 25-mile-per-hour limit without a traffic study if officials find it matches the road’s target speed.
More detail
The Department may lower the speed limit to 25 miles per hour on some urban highways without a traffic study if it matches the road’s target speed. This applies to highways under the Department’s authority within an urban district. The Department may act at a local authority’s request or on its own initiative. The target speed is the highest desired operating speed based on nearby land use, travel by different road users, and vehicle movement; the entity with authority over the road sets it. This provision takes effect January 1, 2027.
The University of Illinois Chicago Urban Transportation Center shall study crash data and possible ways to reduce crashes and deaths on North and South DuSable Lake Shore Drive. The study concerns crash corridors on North and South DuSable Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The study must review city crash data, available research on AI-powered cameras, driving patterns, and other options for reducing crashes and deaths.
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History
- 2026
- Aug 7Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0787Latest
- Aug 7Effective Date July 1, 2027; some provisions.
- Aug 7Effective Date August 7, 2026; some provisions.
- Aug 7Governor J. B. Pritzker ApprovedBecame Law
- Jun 26Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 31Passed Both Houses
- Vote recorded Concurrence, Amendment 1. Result: pass.Lower
- May 31House Concurs
- May 31Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-001-000
- May 29Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
- Vote recorded Do Pass, Amendment 1. Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
- May 28Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 28Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Matt Hanson
- May 28Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- May 28Arrived in HouseMinor
- May 28Third Reading - Passed; 051-005-000Passed Senate
- May 28Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- May 28Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; PorfirioMajor
- May 28Recalled to Second ReadingMinor
- May 22Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
- May 21Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
- May 6Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 010-002-000
- Vote recorded Do Pass, Amendment 1. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026
- Apr 30Second ReadingMinor
- Apr 29Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- Apr 28Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- Apr 28Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike PorfirioMinor
- Apr 28Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2026Minor
- Apr 28Approved for Consideration Assignments
- Apr 21Referred to Assignments
- Apr 21First ReadingMinor
- Apr 21Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- Apr 21Placed on Calendar Order of First ReadingMinor
- Apr 21Arrive in SenateMinor
- Apr 16Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 16Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
- Apr 16Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- Apr 16Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- Apr 16Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- Apr 16Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- Apr 16Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000Passed House
- Apr 7Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Apr 7Second Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Mar 19Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short DebateMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 19Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
- Mar 4Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & SafetyMinor
- Feb 10Referred to Rules Committee
- Feb 10First ReadingMinor
- Feb 4Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Matt HansonIntroduced
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