If you’re opting to pay extra for a personalized or vanity license plate in Illinois, you might want to check this list of rejected requests before sending in your inquiry. More than 54,000 Illinois ...

Many drivers like to infuse a bit of personality into their ride. Some purchase their vehicle in a fun color, while others opt for pinstriping or a cool paint scheme. You may give your car a name, or ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --"JAGWEED," "MUNCH," "BADARSE." Those are just a few of the more than 300 requests for vanity Illinois license plates that were rejected last year. Every year, the Illinois Secretary of ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias reported more than 550 vanity and personalized license plate requests were rejected in 2025, compared to 335 the previous year. Andrew Adams Capitol News ...

Three new specialty license plates will be available in Illinois in 2026, though they’ll only be offered to drivers who meet certain criteria. An Emergency Medical Service Chief plate will be offered ...

Are you bored of repping the standard Illinois license plate on your car? Looking to stand out from the millions of vehicles zooming across Illinois interstates? Luckily, the Illinois Secretary of ...

Can state police track drivers everywhere they go via hundreds of license plate cameras? A new lawsuit says that Illinois' widespread use of such cameras—called automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) ...

(WAND) - An audit done by the Illinois Secretary of State's office has uncovered a police department sharing license plate reader data with customers and border protection, a violation of state law.