The Illinois salesperson exam has two parts: a national portion covering the shared body of
real-estate knowledge, and a Illinois license-law portion testing your state's rules. You need to
pass both — and most people who fail lose the points on state law and math.
National (~80 questions): property ownership & land use, agency & fiduciary duties,
valuation & appraisal, financing, contracts, disclosures, brokerage practice, real-estate math, leasing,
and fair housing.
Illinois license law: your commission's licensing rules, agency disclosures, handling of
trust funds/earnest money, advertising rules and discipline.
A study plan that works
Weeks 1–2: read one national topic per day, then drill a 10-question set on it.
Week 3: hit Illinois license law hard — it's the most-missed section.
Final week: two full-length 100-question mock exams; review every miss; re-drill math
(prorations, commissions, LTV) until it's automatic.
Cinna RE builds this plan for you automatically — weighted toward YOUR weak areas, with mock
exams placed across your runway — and its question bank includes a dedicated Illinois license-law section.
Exam-day facts to verify with the Illinois commission
Testing provider, fees, pre-licensing course hours and retake rules change — always confirm them on your
commission's site before booking. The knowledge itself is what Cinna RE drills.
Cinna RE is on the App Store and
Google Play — the same Illinois license-law bank, offline, with one free
account syncing your progress from browser to phone.