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Illinois vehicle license plates

Illinois

Current series
Slogan	Land of Lincoln
Size	12 in × six in xxx cm × 15 cm
Material	Aluminum
Series format	AB 12345
Introduced	January 1, 2017 (2017-01-01)
Designer	Illinois Secretary of Land staff
Availability
Issued by	Illinois Secretary of Country
Manufactured by	Macon Resources, Inc., Decatur, Illinois
History
Offset issued	July one, 1911 (1911-07-01) (pre-state plates from July 1, 1907 through June 30, 1911)
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The U.S. country of Illinois first required its residents to annals their motor vehicles in 1907. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1911, when the state began to issue plates. As of 2022^[update], plates are issued past the Illinois Secretary of State.

Front and rear plates are required on well-nigh vehicle types, with the exception of motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, and trailers. Plates were issued annually until 1979; multi-year plates accept been issued ever since. Plates belong to vehicle owners, so they tin be transferred from one vehicle to another.

Early history: 1907–1939 [edit]

Auto owners in Illinois were kickoff required to register their vehicles with the Secretary of State's part in 1907, paying a one-time registration fee of $2. Registrants were issued a numbered aluminum disc to identify on their dashboard, merely they had to provide their own license plates. Annual registration commenced in 1909.

The country began to issue license plates in 1911. Front end and rear plates were required each year, along with an aluminum dashboard disc whose number matched the serial on the plate. The legislation authorizing the land issuance of license plates besides provided for the registration and plating of motorcycles, and issued special licenses and plates to mechanics and chauffeurs.

Serials were all-numeric and originally ran to five digits. When 99999 was reached in 1914 and 1915, serials with one alphabetic character and four digits were issued. Six-digit all-numeric serials were introduced in 1916, followed in 1925 by seven-digit serials. Aluminum dashboard discs were discontinued later 1917.

Trucks received their own plates for the offset time in 1920. Serials on these plates were all-numeric until 1930, when weight codes were introduced. Trailers received their own plates from 1924 onwards.

In 1927, the land issued its first graphic license plate, featuring an embossed land shape to the right of the serial.

Mid-century history: 1940–1978 [edit]

With the entry of the United States into World State of war 2, and the subsequent introduction of measures to conserve metal for the state of war effort, Illinois manufactured its license plates for 1943 from wood-based fiberboard instead of steel. This do continued each yr upward to and including 1948, despite the state of war ending in 1945 with the surrender of Nihon. The state reverted to manufacturing its plates from steel in 1949, although the 1950 and 1951 plates were instead manufactured from aluminum.^[one]

License plates were placed nether the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Land in 1953. The 1954 plates were the start to characteristic the "Land of Lincoln" slogan, which continues to be used today.

In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an understanding with the American Clan of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Auto Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at half dozen inches (15 cm) in meridian by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes.^[2] The 1956 (dated 1957) issue was the first Illinois license plate that fully complied with these standards: the 1955 (dated 1956) effect was 6 inches in height by 12 inches in width, merely had non-standard mounting holes.

Multiyear baseplates: 1979–present [edit]

In late 1966 the implementation of five yr license plates, which would use renewal tabs annually, was proposed. Their use would also aid constabulary in identifying drivers because the books that listed all license plate numbers were not available until halfway through the year. With fewer plate numbers irresolute, the books would be relevant for longer periods of time.^[3] Paul Powell, the Illinois Secretary of Land, rejected the proposal stating that any cost savings would exist minimized by additional tape keeping costs. He too mentioned that some multiyear plates used in other states were not satisfactory.^[iv] Powell farther reiterated his position the post-obit month past mentioning a University of Illinois study which recommended the annual change in license plate colors as an incentive for motorists to pay the annual registration price, and that the initial toll of the longer term plates would be much more than regular plates.^[5] The Academy of Illinois study mentioned by Powell was conducted in 1957 and 1958, and likewise recommended the addition of letters to the Illinois license plate.^[vi] In 1969 Powell backed a plan to implement two-year plates, which would accept cost twice the almanac registration price, but the plan did non laissez passer the legislature.^[7]

In January 1975 it was recommended that Illinois retain the practice of issuing annual license plates by an advisory committee to Secretary of State Michael Howlett. Two year license plates and a staggered registration system were studied by the committee, but both proposals were rejected.^[eight] Despite this recommendation Howlett appointed a task forcefulness in April 1975 to study how to implement multiyear plates.^[9] At the conclusion of the study in September 1975 Howlett stated he would propose to the legislature that Illinois begin issuing multiyear plates validated past an annual renewal sticker. The plates were expected to last five years, and they were to exist made of aluminum stock that was twice as thick equally the electric current plates in society to make them more durable.^[10] With the 1976 license plates already in product, and the 1977 license plate contract already awarded, the implementation of a multiyear license plate organisation was delayed.

Issue of 1979 [edit]

Legislation to implement a multiyear license plate was finally proposed in 1977. The beak to institute five-year plates passed the House Motor Vehicle Commission on March xvi, 1977, and the state Business firm on March 29, 1977. Alan Dixon, the Secretarial assistant of State, spoke in favor of passage of the bill. The Senate Transportation Committee passed the bill on April 28, 1977, and the full Senate on June ten, 1977. The bill was signed into police past Governor Jim Thompson on August iv, 1977. With the 1978 contract for license plates already awarded, multiyear plates would not be implemented until 1979. The cost savings from not issuing annual plates for the expected five year life of the plates was $21 meg. Ane change made to the legislation before becoming a constabulary gave the Secretarial assistant of State the discretion to determine how long the plates would concluding. This modify would have long-term implications as there was not a statutory requirement to issue new license plates every five years.^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}

The 1979 issue of new license plates was complicated by the fact that the country was converting to a staggered registration organization at the same time it issued these plates. Under the multiyear organization vehicle owners could obtain their new plates and register their vehicles for equally few as nine months or as long as 23 months. At this time a total year registration cost $18, so the registration cost was prorated to the number of months that was chosen. A nine-month registration was $13.l while a 23-month registration price $34.50. Initially the month that a registration would elapse was based upon the terminal two digits of a license plate number. For instance a plate catastrophe in the number xi immune the vehicle possessor to register for ix months ending on September xxx, 1979 or they could choose an April 30, 1980 expiration. By limiting the choices for expiration to only two unlike months, the country ensured that registrations would exist staggered.^[17]

Renewal stickers for the 1979 license plates were blue for 1979, blood-red for 1980, green for 1981, brownish for 1982, and orange for 1983.

The multiyear system also eliminated the need for current vehicle owners to replace license plates during the winter months as no registrations were set to expire in Dec, Jan, or February. Anyone who purchased a new or used vehicle in the wintertime months could notwithstanding finish upwardly with license plates that needed to be renewed while it was cold outside. Many other types of vehicles, such as taxis, limousines, dealers, etc. continued to be issued a new plate annually.^{[17] [18]}

Outcome of 1984 [edit]

A new multi-year plate was introduced in 1984, replacing all the 1979 plates by the start of 1987. This plate consisted of embossed dark blue characters on a reflective white background, with a light blue ring screened beyond the top containing the state name and the "Land of Lincoln" slogan. Serials on rider plates issued to new registrants initially consisted of three letters and three numbers, while existing registrants with 1979 plates could retain the all-numeric and ii-letter, four-number serials from these plates. After the three-letter, three-number format was completed in 1995, new formats were used consisting of 1 alphabetic character and up to half-dozen numbers.

Renewal stickers for these plates were as follows: majestic for 1984, green for 1985, orange for 1986, bluish for 1987, red for 1988, light-green for 1989, orange for 1990, maroon for 1991, white for 1992, blueish for 1993, dark gray for 1994, carmine for 1995, white for 1996, light-green for 1997, gray for 1998, orange for 1999, bluish for 2000 and finally red for 2001.

Effect of 2001 [edit]

The new multiyear baseplate, which began to be issued in July 2001, was the first fully graphic rider plate issued by the state of Illinois. The design, dark red characters on a background that faded from white at the top to dark blue at the lesser, was chosen by Internet voters from among nine different designs. The word "Illinois" was centered in a script font at the summit, the "Land of Lincoln" slogan was once more centered at the lesser of the plate, and a single sticker well, half the size of the former well, was at the top correct corner. In the heart of the plate was a silhouette of Abraham Lincoln. Approximately 8.5 one thousand thousand passenger plates were scheduled to be replaced in a unmarried year although replacement plates for all vehicle types was scheduled to take place over three years.^{[19] [20]} Approximately 6.5 million rider plates were made in Illinois at Macon County Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc. in Decatur, and another 2 million plates were made past Waldale Manufacturing Ltd. of Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada in order to produce all of the passenger plates needed in a single yr.^[21]

Issue of 2017 [edit]

On November 15, 2016 Illinois Secretarial assistant of Land Jesse White appear that new Illinois license plates would begin to be issued in 2017. As before, the new license plates were appear in conjunction with a multiyear replacement plan. The largest change to the plate was the complete replacement of the background epitome. The epitome of Abraham Lincoln was moved to the far left, was changed to a night gray color, only showed the left half of his face, and was well-nigh the entire height of the plate. Additionally, the residuum of the background showed a blueish sky above a partial Chicago skyline including the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower); a barn with a windpump; and the dome of the Illinois State Capitol building; all of which are all in white. The series number characters remained in dark scarlet, and the word "Illinois" along with the "Land of Lincoln" slogan were changed to a black seriffed font. The replating program is scheduled to accept identify over x years ending in 2026.^{[22] [23]}

The plate was designed past staff of the Illinois Secretary of State's function, and drew criticism immediately, Blair Kamin of the Chicago Tribune calling the design "busy and bland".^[24] Two changes were fabricated to the plate's design within the kickoff year of issuance, both in club to brand the serial more readable: the serial's layout was inverse from AB1 2345 to AB 12345 (the space coming afterwards the letters instead of after the offset digit), before the paradigm of Abraham Lincoln was changed from a dark gray colour to a much lighter grayness.^[25]

Temporary registration permits [edit]

1914 to 1982 [edit]

The use of "License Practical For" windshield signs or similar devices can exist traced back to at to the lowest degree 1914. Their use is likely back to 1911 when Illinois first began to provide state issued license plates.^{[26] [27] [28] [29] [30]} Defacing the signs was not taken lightly, and fines were handed out for tampering with them in even the almost minor way.^[31] In 1933 many new cars were seen in Chicago without the required sign.^[32] There is little bear witness of the use of "License Practical For" signs throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, only no other system of temporary vehicle registration is known for these decades. In the early 1970s Illinois vehicle owners were again receiving a pocket-sized slice of cardboard with the words "License Applied For" to exist taped to the within of the vehicle's windshield until their license plates arrived in the mail.^{[33] [34]} These signs continued to be issued until the early 1980s.^[35]

1983 to 2000 [edit]

Past 1983 this had transitioned to a Temporary Registration Permit on bluish banknote newspaper for state residents that purchased new or used cars. These permits were supposed to exist displayed in the lower right corner of the windshield. If new plates did not make it in the mail service within 60 days, the let could exist renewed. State residents who privately purchased a new or used vehicle were required to place a copy of their registration application in the lower right corner of the windshield and identify a copy of the bill of sale in the lower left window. In that location has never been a charge for these permits.^{[36] [37]}

Each of these permits had a unique number at the bottom left hand corner. In 1984 a prefix was added to the let number and then that the location of where the permit was obtained could be identified. The following prefixes were used: B for agents of the Secretary of State; CX for currency exchanges; DL for Illinois vehicle dealers; and RM for licensed remittance agents.^[38]

A revised allow form and new codes were used commencement in 1986. The primary modify to the form was the expiration appointment went from being the aforementioned size as most of the text on the form to becoming the prominent feature with characters at least ane inch (ii.5 cm) in size. The acronym "EXP" (expires) immediately proceeded the Month, Day, and Year boxes at the top of the form. This change provided much better visibility of when a temporary permit expired. The revised codes were CUR for currency exchanges; DLR for Illinois vehicle dealers; MVS for agents of the Secretarial assistant of Land; and REM for licensed remittance agents. The code and the unique serial number continued to appear at the bottom of the form.^[39]

By 1993 this organisation had been changed to an orange Temporary Registration Allow that showed both a large expiration date and a large temporary registration number. This paper tag was three inches wide by 8 inches long, and it was supposed to be displayed in the back window of the vehicle. Problems with this permit, as well as the previous bluish let, were that they could hands exist contradistinct, their small size made them difficult to read, the numbers were not entered into police force databases of plate numbers, and with the increased popularity of tinted windows the orangish permits were oft nearly invisible to other motorists, pedestrians, and the police force.^{[40] [41] [42]} Originally these permits were valid for 60 days, but circa 1998 the length of time they could be used was extended to 90 days.^[43]

In June 1998 it was announced that new Temporary Registration Permits would brainstorm to exist issued in March 1999. Stickers, the size of regular license plates, were to be placed in the aforementioned location as normal plates. They were designed to be difficult to alter, would shred if moved, and therefore could non be transferred to another vehicle.^[42] This system was never implemented, and information technology wasn't until June 2001 that the orangish temporary permitting grade was replaced with an entirely revised permitting system.^[44] The last of the orangish permits did not expire until Dec 31, 2001.^[45]

2001 to present [edit]

2004 temporary registration permit

"Responding to complaints that temporary vehicle tags help criminals escape detection, Secretary of State Jesse White announced a $two million program [on] Tuesday [June 19, 2001] to introduce tamper-proof temporary license plates that will allow police to know the identity of vehicle owners."^[44] He as well called the black on yellowish permit design, "One of the finest devised past man."^[46] These tags were the size of regular license plates, they incorporated a hologram in a strip beyond the entire plate, they had numbers the same size every bit a regular license plate, and they were immediately entered into law enforcement databases upon being issued. The expiration date was nether a articulate film to make them tamper-proof. Plates were valid for 90 days, which was the same length as the former system, and only a single permit for the rear of the vehicle was issued. The first day of issue was June 12, 2001 with these earliest permits being distributed to drivers license facilities, auto dealers, and currency exchanges.^[44]

The primary problem with the new temporary allow, which remain in use today and are colloquially known as a temporary plate, is that the cardboard plate hands darkens when it gets moisture, usually from rain, snow, or motorcar washes, and consequently many begin to look former when left attached to a vehicle for every bit few as 30 days. Changes to the design since being issued include the format of the serial number being updated (see below), the plates cerise lettering has been revised, the state seal has been removed, and the boxes that indicate the month of expiration have been separated into four different groups. Regular updates to the year boxes are necessary to keep the plates electric current. All vehicle types use this temporary registration permit with the exception of motorcycles and mopeds which use a smaller allow with a slightly modified format than the standard permit.

Initially the format used for the permit was the same as that of a passenger car license plate: 3 numbers followed by a infinite and then four more than numbers (123 4567). For motorcycles and mopeds the format was 3 numbers followed by a space and so three more numbers (123 456). This led to there sometimes being the same number on both a permanent registration and a temporary registration. Eventually the inevitable mix-up happened, and a person with a permanent plate was pulled over for having the serial number of a temporary plate which was being looked for past the police. The proliferation of vanity plates and specialty plates, similar the Environmental and Prevent Violence plates, some of which also carried the same series number sequence as regular rider plates, was too of business concern.^{[47] [48] [49]}

The defoliation caused past indistinguishable series numbers led to a format change on the permits in the spring of 2003. The new format for passenger permits consisted of three numbers, a letter of the alphabet, and three more than numbers (123 A 456); the format for motorbike and moped plates was similar but with two numbers before the letter instead of three (12 A 345). In both cases, T was the first letter used, followed by A, B, C etc., with I, O and Q skipped. With the introduction of the new formats, the red country seal between the sets of characters was removed.

Rider baseplates [edit]

Pre-country plates [edit]

Image	Dates issued	Description	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1907–eleven	Black on white; vertical "ILL" at correct	12345	i to approximately 38300	Front and rear plates provided by vehicle owner. Most were made of metal or leather. The series number matched that on the aluminum disc provided to the owner past the country. Requests for low numbers caused the state to issue discs with letter prefixes and numbers i–20 from 1907 through 1909, with all letters used except 'I'.[50] [51] [52]
			A12	A1 to Z20

1911 to 1978 [edit]

Paradigm	Kickoff issued	Description	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1911	Blackness on white; vertical "Ill" at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 38100	Issued only from July 1 through December 31, 1911.
	1912	White on black; "ILL 1912" at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 67200	First dated plate. Front plates were perforated in order to allow air to laissez passer through to the vehicle's radiator, while rear plates were solid.
	1913	Front: White with border and no background; "ILL 13" at right Rear: White on dark blueish; "Sick 13" at right	none	12345	1 to approximately 94100	Front plates were stencil-like, over again to facilitate passage of air to the vehicle'southward radiator.
	1914	Green on white; "ILL 14" at right	none	12345	1 to 99999	Front plates had vertical slits between the characters of the series; this exercise connected through 1918. Letters H, K, P and R used in the A1234 series format.
				A1234	H0001 to approximately R1000
	1915	Dark blue on yellow; "Ill 15" at right	none	12345	1 to 99999	Letters H, K, P, R, T, U, X and Y used in the A1234 serial format.[53]
				A1234	H0001 to approximately Y9999
	1916	Black on silverish with border line; "ILL sixteen" at right	none	123456	1 to approximately 249000
	1917	White on black with border line; "ILL 17" at correct	none	123456	ane to approximately 339000	Concluding twelvemonth in which aluminum dashboard discs were required.
	1918	Blue on gray with border line; "Sick 18" at right	none	123456	1 to approximately 387000
	1919	White on dark-brown with border line; "ILL xix" at right	none	123456	one to approximately 473000
	1920	Blackness on orangish with border line; "ILL xx" at right	none	123456	ane to approximately 494000
	1921	White on black with border line; "Sick 21" at correct	none	123456	ane to approximately 579000
	1922	Black on gray with border line; "ILL 22" at correct	none	123-456	1 to approximately 681-000
	1923	White on green with border line; "ILL 23" at right	none	123-456	ane to approximately 841-000
	1924	Deep yellow on black with border line; "ILL 24" at correct	none	123-456	1 to approximately 977-000
	1925	White on chocolate-brown with border line; "ILL 25" at right	none	1-234-567	1 to approximately 1-102-000
	1926	White on dark bluish with border line; "ILL 26" at right	none	1-234-567	ane to approximately 1-180-000
	1927	Black on orange with edge line; embossed country shape at right containing debossed "ILL 27" in orangish	none	one-234-567	1 to approximately 1-249-000
	1928	White on maroon with edge line; "ILL 28" at correct	none	1-234-567	ane to approximately ane-313-000
	1929	Red on blackness with border line; "Ill 29" at correct	none	1-234-567	1 to approximately 1-411-000
	1930	White on black with border line; "ILL thirty" at correct	none	ane-234-567	1 to approximately 1-418-000
	1931	Black on lite green with border line; "Sick 31" at right	none	i-234-567	1 to approximately 1-411-000
	1932	Gold yellowish on dark blue with border line; "ILL 32" at right	none	1-234-567	one to approximately one-301-000
	1933	White on dark blue with border line; "ILL 33" at correct	none	i-234-567	1 to approximately 1-277-000
	1934	Yellow on black with border line; "Sick-34", "ILLINOIS-34" or "ILLINOIS-1934" at bottom (see right)	none	1-234-567	1 to approximately i-285-000	Plates with serials 1 through 999 had "ILL-34" at the bottom; plates with serials m through 9999 had "ILLINOIS-34"; and plates with serials 10-000 and up had "ILLINOIS-1934". The latter two groups were the first plates to feature the full state proper name.
	1935	Blue on white with border line; "Ill-35", "ILLINOIS-35" or "ILLINOIS-1935" at superlative	none	i-234-567	1 to approximately 1-351-000	Plates with serials 1 through 999 had "Ill-35" at the pinnacle; plates with serials 1000 through 9999 had "ILLINOIS-35"; and plates with serials x-000 and up had "ILLINOIS-1935".
	1936	White on blackness with border line; "Sick-36", "Sick-1936" or "ILLINOIS-1936" at bottom	none	1-234-567	i to approximately 1-475-000	Plates with serials one through 999 had "Ill-36" at the bottom; plates with serials m through 9999 had "Sick-1936"; and plates with serials x-000 and up had "ILLINOIS-1936".
	1937	Black on xanthous with border line; "19 - ILLINOIS - 37" at top	none	1-234-567	1 to approximately 1-569-000
	1938	White on green; "ILLINOIS 38" at bottom	none	1234 567	i to approximately 1579 000
	1939	Yellowish on blackness; "ILLINOIS 39" at top	none	1234 567	1 to approximately 1639 000
	1940	Cream on chocolate-brown; "ILL 1940" or "ILLINOIS 1940" at lesser	none	1234 567	1 to approximately 1723 000
	1941	Blackness on gilt yellow; "ILL 1941" or "ILLINOIS 1941" at pinnacle	none	1234 567	1 to approximately 1827 000
	1942	Golden yellow on black; "Sick 1942" or "ILLINOIS 1942" at bottom	none	1234 567	one to approximately 1750 000
	1943	Cream on green fiberboard; "ILL. 43" or "ILLINOIS 43" at top	none	1234 567	1 to approximately 1639 000	Manufactured on fiberboard due to metal conservation for World War 2. Plates connected to be manufactured in this mode through 1948.
	1944	Cream on chocolate-brown fiberboard; "ILL. 44" or "ILLINOIS 1944" at lesser	none	1234 567	1 to approximately 1515 000
	1945	Orange on black fiberboard; "Sick. 45" or "ILLINOIS 1945" at elevation	none	1234 567	i to approximately 1513 000
	1946	White on maroon fiberboard; "ILL. 46" or "ILLINOIS 1946" at lesser	none	1234 567	ane to approximately 1610 000
	1947	Off-white on greenish fiberboard; "Sick. 47" or "ILLINOIS 1947" at pinnacle	none	1234-567	1 to approximately 1747-000
	1948	Black on orange fiberboard; "Ill. 48" or "ILLINOIS 1948" at bottom	none	1234 567	one to approximately 1949 000	Last fiberboard plate.
	1949	Canary yellow on dark blueish;[54] "Sick 49" or "ILLINOIS 1949" at summit	none	1234 567	i to approximately 2079 000	First steel plate since 1942.
	1950	Ivy green on off-white;[55] "Sick 1950" at bottom	none	1234 567	1 to approximately 2287 000	First aluminum plate.
	1951	Maroon on unpainted aluminum;[56] "ILL 1951" at top	none	1234 567	1 to approximately 2403 000
	1952	Midnight blue on burnt orange;[57] "ILL 1952" at bottom	none	1234 567	ane to approximately 2462 000
	1953	Ruby red on buff;[58] "ILL 1953" at meridian	none	1234 567	i to approximately 2580 000	License plates placed under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State.
	1954	White on kelly light-green; "nineteen ILLINOIS 54" at lesser	State of Lincoln	1234 567	i to approximately 2700 000	Get-go use of the "State of Lincoln" slogan.[59]
	1955	Orange lettering on blue base; "19 ILLINOIS 55" at top	Land of Lincoln	1234 567	1 to approximately 2849 000	Issued in the colors of the Academy of Illinois.[lx]
	1956	Ivy green lettering on powder gray base of operations;[61] "xix ILLINOIS 56" at lesser	Country of Lincoln	1234 567	ane to approximately 2980 000	Commencement 6" ten 12" plate. It is unconfirmed if this plate was issued to award Illinois Wesleyan University, whose colors are actually dark-green and white, every bit no menses reference has been found.
	1957	White lettering on cherry base; "19 ILLINOIS 57" at tiptop	Land of Lincoln	1234 567	i to approximately 3075 000	Issued in the colors of Illinois State Academy, in honor of its centennial.[62]
	1958	Majestic lettering on white base; "nineteen ILLINOIS 58" at lesser	Land of Lincoln	1234 567	i to approximately 3104 000	Issued in the colors of Northwestern University.[63]
	1959	White lettering on brown base; "19 ILLINOIS 59" at top	Land of Lincoln	1234 567	ane to approximately 3224 000	Issued in the colors of Quincy College, in honor of its centennial.[64]
	1960	Gold lettering on royal blue base; "xix ILLINOIS 60" at bottom	Land of Lincoln	1234 567	1 to approximately 3307 000	Issued in the colors of Augustana College and Wheaton Higher, in honor of their respective centennials.[65]
	1961	White lettering on red base of operations; "19 ILLINOIS 61" at superlative	Land of Lincoln	123 456	1 to 999 999	Issued in the colors of Northward Central College, in honor of its centennial.[66] Letters I, O, Q and Z not used in the AB 1234 serial format.[53]
				AB 1234	AA grand to approximately NP 7000
	1962	White lettering on orange base; "19 ILLINOIS 62" at bottom	State of Lincoln	123 456	1 to 999 999	The orange base of operations was specifically chosen for its visibility, but police officers complained that they could non read the white serials, especially at night.[67]
				AB 1234	AA thousand to approximately PH 8000
	1963	Yellow lettering on dark green base; "nineteen ILLINOIS 63" at elevation	Land of Lincoln	123 456	ane to 999 999	Issued in the colors of Moline-based Deere & Company, in honor of its 125th anniversary.[68]
				AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately RD 6000
	1964	White lettering on purple base; "19 ILLINOIS 64" at lesser	Country of Lincoln	123 456	ane to 999 999	Issued in the colors of McKendree College and Rockford College, the two oldest colleges in Illinois.[69]
				AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately SD 7000
	1965	Green on white; "xix ILLINOIS 65" at tiptop	Land of Lincoln	123 456	ane to 999 999	The colors were used to accolade Secretary of State Charles Carpentier, who died in office on April 3, 1964.[70] T and U non used every bit starting time letters in the AB 1234 serial format; this practice connected through 1968.[53]
				AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately VE 5000
	1966	Red on cogitating white; "19 ILLINOIS 66" at lesser	Land of Lincoln	123 456	1 to 999 999	First reflective plate.
				AB 1234	AA 1000 to approximately WG 3000
	1967	Black on reflective white; "19 ILLINOIS 67" at top	Land of Lincoln	123 456	ane to 999 999	Numbers 100–999 added for each series in the AB 1234 serial format.[53]
				AB 1234	AA 100 to approximately SK 2000
	1968	Blood-red on reflective white; "19 ILLINOIS 68" at lesser; "18" at pinnacle corners	Country of Lincoln	123 456	1 to 999 999	Commemorated Illinois' 150 years of statehood. Numbers 1–99 added for each series in the AB 1234 serial format.
				AB 1234	AA 1 to approximately SW 9000
	1969	Dark blueish on cogitating orange; "19 ILLINOIS 69" at top	Land of Lincoln	123 456	1 to 999 999	T added as first letter in the AB 1234 serial format.
				AB 1234	AA 1 to approximately TP 4000
	1970	Carmine on reflective yellow with border line; "19 ILLINOIS lxx" at bottom	State of Lincoln	123 456	one to 999 999
				AB 1234	AA ane to approximately TW 6000
	1971	Black on reflective white with border line; "19 ILLINOIS 71" at top	Land of Lincoln	123 456	ane to 999 999
				AB 1234	AA 1 to approximately VT 8000
	1972	Blue on cogitating white with border line; "19 ILLINOIS 72" at lesser	State of Lincoln	123 456	ane to 999 999
				AB 1234	AA 1 to approximately WX grand
	1973	Light-green on cogitating white with border line; "nineteen ILLINOIS 73" at top	Land of Lincoln	123 456	1 to 999 999	U added equally first alphabetic character in the AB 1234 serial format following WY 9999.[53] Total passenger plates issued exceeds 5 million for the kickoff time.
				AB 1234	AA 1 to WY 9999; UA i to approximately UX 2000
	1974	Cerise on reflective white with border line; "nineteen ILLINOIS 74" at bottom	Land of Lincoln	123 456	ane to 999 999	Iii-letter serials used for the first time on a trial ground.[71] [72]
				AB 1234	AA ane to WY 9999; UA 1 to UY 9999
				ABC 123	AAA 100 to approximately AML 500[53]
	1975	Black on cogitating yellow with border line; "xix ILLINOIS 75" at acme	Country of Lincoln	123 456 AB 1234 ABC 123		*Issued in the colors of Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc., in honor of its 50th anniversary.[73] [74] *3-letter prefix programme expanded from virtually 800 combinations in 1974 to two,851.[75] [76]
	1976	Bluish on reflective white with ruby and blue U.s.a. Bicentennial graphics	Land of Lincoln	123 456 AB 1234 ABC 123	? remakes of previously issued serials	Pattern chosen post-obit a statewide form and loftier schoolhouse contest; the winner was 10-year-old Kelley Jordan of Normal, Illinois.[77]
	1977	Green on reflective white; "19 ILLINOIS 77" at pinnacle	Land of Lincoln	123 456 AB 1234 ABC 123	? remakes of previously issued serials	Plates issued reach the six million mark.
	1978	Black on reflective white with edge line; "19 ILLINOIS 78" at lesser	Land of Lincoln	123 456 AB 1234 ABC 123	? remakes of previously issued serials	Last single-twelvemonth plate, and last year that all license plates in the land expire on the same appointment.

1979 to present [edit]

Image	First issued	Clarification	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1979	Dark blue on reflective white; land proper noun screened in dark blue at top	State of Lincoln	123 456	1 to 999 999	First multi-year base, and first to characteristic monthly staggered registration. Manufactured in Texas using that state's serial dies, and issued in the colors of Illinois College in award of its sesquicentennial.[78] Vanity plates introduced 1980.[79] Replaced 1984–86.
				AB 1234	AA 1 to ZZ 9999
	1982			ABC 123	XAA 1 to ZZZ 999
	1984	Dark blue on reflective white with light and nighttime bluish stripes; land name screened in dark blue at meridian left	Country of Lincoln	ABC 123	AAA 1 to ZZZ 999	Vii letter vanity plates become available on Jan 1, 1984.[lxxx]
				123 456 AB 1234	Reissues of 1979–82 serials
	1995			A 12 345	B one to Z 99 999 (encounter right)	Letters B, C, D, F, J, South, T, Y and Z used in this serial format.
	1996			A 123 456	B 100 000 to approximately Y 677 000 (see right)	Narrower serial dies. Letters B, C, D, F, J, T and Y used in this serial format. All plates on this base replaced 2001–02.
	July 2001	Reflective gradient white-to-blue fade with Abraham Lincoln graphic at heart; land name screened in blueish at top	State of Lincoln	123 4567	100 0001 to 999 9999	Design selected by voters on the country'south web site.
				123 456 AB 1234 ABC 123 A12 345 A12 3456	Reissues of 1979–2001 serials
	2006			A12 3456	A10 0001 to Z99 9999 (see right)	Letter progressed equally follows: G, X, A, H, K, L, N, P, R, South, V, E, Y (70 0000 to 99 9999), Z and Q. I and O were non used, and M, U and W were reserved for Municipal, State Owned and Disabled plates respectively.
	2016			AB1 2345	ZZ1 1001 to approximately ZU9 3000 (see right)	Two-letter of the alphabet series progressed as follows: ZX, ZZ, ZY, ZV and ZU. This was to avoid conflicting with serials of the same format on the upcoming 2017 base of operations (below).
	January 2017	Reflective gradient blueish-to-white with white Chicago and Springfield skyline and gray Abraham Lincoln graphic at far left; country name screened in black at meridian	Land of Lincoln	AB1 2345	AA1 1001 to AF9 9999	Mandatory 10-year plate replacement to be phased in with this base.[81] I and O not used in two-letter serial.
				AB 12345	AG 11001 to AP 99999	Portions of the new design are expected to be revised considering of the difficulty in reading characters over the face of Lincoln.[82]
					AQ 11001 to DK 56501 (as of April 2, 2022)	Lincoln's portrait was faded from black and dark gray to calorie-free gray in social club to ameliorate the readability of the plate. Issue started circa Jan 2018.

Not-passenger plates [edit]

Image	Blazon	Design	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1923 Truck	White on dark-green with edge line; "TRUCK" embossed vertically at left; "Ill" over "23" embossed at right	111-119	1 to 72726	Format used 1922 - 1929
	1951 B Truck (Rear Plate)	Maroon on Aluminum; "Ill" and "1951" at top middle; "REAR" embossed vertically at left	B 123 B1234 B12 345 B123 456	B 1 to ?	Front plate similar.
	1983 B Truck	Emobssed black characters on cogitating yellow; "Land of Lincoln" at summit centre; "JUN ILLINOIS 83" at bottom	1234 B 12 345B 123 456B		Format started in 1972 (dated Jun 1973) and ends June 1984; fifty-fifty years have "LOL" at bottom and date at top
	1984 B Truck	Ruby-red on cogitating white with red stripes; state name screened in red at meridian left; "B TRUCK" embossed vertically at right	12 345 123 456 123 AB 1234 AB	various	Replaced in 2003
	2003 B Truck	Nighttime blue on cogitating white with light blue Abraham Lincoln graphic at center; country name screened in ruddy at top; "B TRUCK" screened vertically at right	1234 A 12 345 A 1234567	various, plus remakes of previous issued serials	Will be replaced soon[83]
	2020 B Truck	Nighttime blueish on reflective white with state proper name screened in red at summit; "Land of Lincoln" screened in cherry-red at bottom	1234567B	Previous formats plus current format.	Replating of the 2003 series plates has begun. Vanity plates are available.
	2003 Motorcycle	Similar to 2001 Abraham Lincoln passenger base	AB 1234	AA 101 to DV 9999	Letters I, O and Q not used.

Specialty plates [edit]

In addition to regular passenger plates, Illinois offers a big variety of specialty plates to include plates for colleges, professional sports teams, law enforcement, hunting (sporting), medical research, and many other causes. The cost of each set of plates differs depending on the type of plate and the required donation corporeality to annually display these plates.

Image	Type	Design	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Illinois Firefighters Memorial	Black serial number on white groundwork	123 1234 12345	ane to 99999
		Black serial number on white background	1A234	1A100 to ?	This is only the second type of Illinois plate to intermingle numbers and letters. The other type is the Temporary Registration Allow.

Special Event plates [edit]

Special Event plates are bachelor to borough organizations and other groups. The issue must be open to the public and it must promote the interests of Illinois citizens. Plates may be displayed for the 60 days prior to the terminal day of the event and the bones cost per set of two plates is $10. The full cost of the plate is determined by the number of colors, and at least 50 sets of plates must be ordered. The Illinois Secretary of State must corroborate the pattern of all plates.^[84]

Image	Blazon	Design	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	1987 Midwest Governor's Conference	White on pale blue			Used for 30–sixty days.
	1992 LPGA Chicago Claiming	Blackness on xanthous			Used for 30–60 days.

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External links [edit]

• Illinois Secretary of State License Plate Guide
• Illinois license plates, 1969–present
• More photos of Illinois license plates

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