Illinois

Under Illinois Administrative Code § 1030.80: The written driving test is generally given in English, but may also be offered in other languages if there is identifiable demand. Legal Information Institute If the applicant is illiterate, the test may be given orally. Legal Information Institute If the applicant cannot read or write in English (or another available foreign language), an interpreter may be provided (if readily available), or the applicant must arrange for their own interpreter.

Legal Information Institute. However, for Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) knowledge tests, the test is administered only in English, and an interpreter is not allowed. Legal Information Institute +1 So the state law acknowledges that foreign language versions may be offered “based upon an identifiable demand,” but also restricts the use of interpreters in certain classes (like CDL).

A fact sheet on languages used for driver’s license exams lists Illinois as offering 5 languages: Chinese, English, Korean, Polish, and Spanish.

• Arabic
• Chinese
• French
• Hindi
• Korean
• Russian
• Spanish
• Polish
• Urdu