Yes
Yes. You have to have some class of unrestricted drivers licence before you can get a CDL.
You need a Commercial Driver's License (CDL). You can get it at the Driver's Licence place. But I suggest you get the books on a CDL and study first !
Nowhere. You need to have a drivers licence before you can get a CDL.
At the same agency which issues any other class of driver's licence. However, if you need to be trained and qualified to receive a CDL, you typically have to go to a truck driving school.
You need to be a legal resident of Florida and switch your Illinois licence over to Florida before you can be eligible to be issued a CDL in Florida.
0.04 same as if you were driving a commercial vehicle
A person who operates a vehicle which requires the operator to possess a Commercial Drivers Licence.
You can't even do that with a non-CDL licence, let alone with a federally regulated CDL. And, just my $.02 worth, if your driving habits caused you to get your licence suspended, it's probably for the best that you don't get a CDL.
Yes, you will need insurance to drive with a CDL license.
No. The weight determines what class licence you must obtain (there are non-CDL Class A and B licences available), and the usage is what determines whether or not you actually need a CDL class licence to operate it.
You might be able to get the licence, but you won't be able to get the DOT medical card, which will give you a de facto bar from employment as a CDL driver.
Firefighting and emergency response vehicles are exempt from CDL requirements under federal law. The state may, however, require that a non-CDL Class A or B licence be held by the driver of the vehicle, and individual department policies may require a CDL, rather than a non-CDL licence.