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Drivers license legislation heads to Gov. Pat Quinn for signature

January 10, 2013

For hundreds of thousands of people in Illinois, getting behind the wheel just got a little less scary. The Illinois House has passed legislation that will allow an estimated 250,000 undocumented immigrants get a valid drivers license. The vote on Tuesday was followed by applause and celebratory shouts, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. “This is...