History of illinois license plates

Zero received parking tickets before turning to the Chicago Tribune for help. Richard Ogilvie. When strangers would ask about the plate, Dorothy Ogilvie would tell them she got it by sleeping with the governor. She gave up the plate in Secretary of State Jesse White kept the fact it was available again a secret for a decade.

When Gov. In , county official and former state legislator Richard J. Daley became mayor of Chicago. As I wrote about before , the race had been nasty, rife with allegations of election fraud. Illinois cities first issued license circular license plate seas from through and these were made of steel and brass. In embossed steel license plates were introduced and this continued to —when the United States joined the Allies in World War II.

To save metal for the war effort, Illinois issued license plates made of fiberboard from through There are reports that goats from nearby farms roamed the streets of rural Illinois and ate the fiberboard license plates right off the car bumpers. The license plate was a special design to commemorate years of independence. The Illinois license plate commemorated years of statehood. The letters ILL appeared on the first Illinois license plate issued in and continued until In the year , retro-reflective film covering an aluminum substrate license plate was introduced and continues today with the US Department of Transportation DOT mandates.

Ten years later in , over 3,, private cars were registered. This page last updated October 14, Gallery of Illinois License Plates Standard-issue passenger car plates issued to present. Latest noteworthy updates to this page October 14, — Upgraded my and plates. July 29, — Upgraded my through plates. July 3, — Upgraded my , , and plates. June 16, — Replaced photo of someone else's repainted with that of an original paint plate I've added to my collection.

January 10, — Upgraded my , , , and plates. Added placeholders for and plates.