Articles From Alan T. Saeger | Illinois State Bar Association

Does the Illinois Department of Transportation have the authority to set a statewide speed limit? By Alan T. Saeger Traffic Laws and Courts, June 1999 On November 28, 1995, President William J. Clinton signed legislation which repealed the federally-mandated 55 mph speed limit, a relic of the 1973-74 Arab oil embargo later modified to permit 65 mph on certain highways, effective on December 8, 1995.

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