Be they profane, inflammatory or simply hard to read, Illinois rejected 550 of the more than 55,000 requested vanity plates in 2025, and these are some of the funniest.

Revealing the list of rejected license plates, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said he appreciated the creativity. Still, that didn't stop him from denying them.

Illinois rejected more than 550 vanity plate requests in 2025 for being offensive or hard to read. See what made the banned list.

Some of the denied requests seem pretty benign to me, but I guess some people can be offended by asinine things so the state ...

The state of Illinois took a tongue-in-cheek approach to showcasing the many inappropriate vanity license plate applications ...

As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.

Illinois officials are warning residents to not respond or open links if they get a text claiming they owe money for traffic ...

The Illinois secretary of state’s office said Thursday it will conduct an audit of the state’s automated license plate reader system after it was allegedly used illegally by law enforcement in Texas ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Illinois Secretary of State made a push Thursday to urge drivers to "skip the lines" at the DMV and go online for services. Alexi Giannoulias held a news conference Downtown to ...

Illinois rejected 550 out of 55,000 custom license plate applications in 2025 for violating decency standards.

Across Illinois, local governments have lost more than $10.9 billion in state income tax revenue since fiscal year 2012, ...