I’ve always disliked the cursive “Illinois”, so I’m liking that change. I like the mix of Springfield and Chicago in the background. Just a little iffy on half of Lincoln’s head just creeping in there…
Overall, our license plates have been much better than other states and still maintain that standard with the new design. And yes, I spend too much time thinking about this.
–why is there the need for two?…not too many states drive around with two plates…–
I think the idea is that people (police included) can ID an oncoming vehicle instead of just one moving away. Yes it’s more expensive, but I kinda like the idea of being able to get the plate of the car trying to run me over easier.
On the design, it’s OK but look for some anti-Chicago downstaters to flip out about the Chicago skyline being on it. kinda /s
Fine by me. My car isn’t a museum. Plates are utilitarian to me. And mine, sadly, could use replacing. Vanity wouldn’t make me do it. But this apparently will.
I like it. You know immediately that it’s an Illinois plate. Which is a good thing, when so many drivers have plate holders that cover up the state name (even though that’s illegal). And the size and font of “Illinois” and “Land of Lincoln” are much more readable than on the current plate.
I love it! Great Illinois symbolism, and I especially like the plainer font in place of the script. Romeo - I think that ship has sailed. We’re the “Land of Lincoln.”
Curious who is producing, macon resources in decatur or outsourced to Canada.
- Homer J. Quinn - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:12 am:
without a budget we can only afford half a Lincoln.
- Grandson of Man - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:18 am:
I guess it’s okay but it doesn’t capture the state. Such as depictions of harsh social services and education cuts, or broken political institutions, people fleeing the state, etc.
It’s ok. Too bad Lincoln is sliced in half. I guess Romeo might want William Jennings Bryan on our plate since he was born in Illinois but made his name in another state?
Wait a second, I thought we were so broke that the State could not mail out renewal notices for plate stickers? Now new plates? I assume we all will be assessed an additional fee for the privilege of having the new more reflective plates. If we are not being assessed an additional fee where did Sec White find the money to pay for this?
I think instead of the state capitol, I would have preferred corn stalks or wheat shocks as better balance to the Chicago skyline. Something to indicate the dichotomy of industrial AND agrarian Illinois.
=== I still don’t know why we don’t just go to plates on the back===
Take it up with the State Police. They’re opposed. As are other cop shops.
Rich, if law enforcement is opposed to it, why don’t they then enforce the front plate law? Not sure what it’s like downstate, but in the Chicago metro area the law is a joke; it’s inadequately and sometimes selectively enforced by both state and local, but most drive around with no problem. One day I asked an officer about this, his response “ If we stopped everyone who didn’t have a front plate that’s all we’d being doing all day”. Then what good is having the law and how did it get that point?
=====One day I asked an officer about this, his response “ If we stopped everyone who didn’t have a front plate that’s all we’d being doing all day”. Then what good is having the law and how did it get that point? ====
If they stopped everyone going 5mph over or not coming to 100% complete stops or changing lanes within 100′ of an intersection or driving with a cracked windshield or….
Up there in that ugly face is the spirit of Al Capone, the Summerdale scandal cops, the settlers who took the Indians but good.
Its eyes are like the eyes of every slum owner who made a buck off the small and weak. And of every building inspector who took a wad from a slum owner to make it all possible.
It has the look of the dope pusher and of the syndicate technician as he looks for just the right wire to splice the bomb to.
Any bigtime real estate operator will be able to look into the face of the Picasso and see the spirit that makes the city’s rebuilding possible and profitable.
It has the look of the big corporate executive who comes face to face with the reality of how much water pollution his company is responsible for and then thinks of the profit and loss and of his salary.
It is all there in that Picasso thing the I Will spirit. The I will get you before you will get me spirit.
Picasso has never been here, they say. You’d think he’s been riding the L all his life.
- Mr.Black - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:39 am:
I like that Abe is on the left
- MissingG - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:39 am:
I’m happy to see that my MS Paint design won the contest
- Pius - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:39 am:
Yes! Long overdue and the old plates are bland.
- RIJ - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:39 am:
Meh, but it’s certainly an improvement over the old one.
- NIU Grad - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:40 am:
I’ve always disliked the cursive “Illinois”, so I’m liking that change. I like the mix of Springfield and Chicago in the background. Just a little iffy on half of Lincoln’s head just creeping in there…
Overall, our license plates have been much better than other states and still maintain that standard with the new design. And yes, I spend too much time thinking about this.
- anon - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:41 am:
hey.. why is there the need for two?…not too many states drive around with two plates…
- Saluki - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:43 am:
whatever.
- Not It - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:43 am:
We can’t afford things we need but we can afford things we want.
- 13th - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:46 am:
Yes we need new plate and only one would work as in many states, but in this budget crisis where the money going to come from
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:48 am:
–why is there the need for two?…not too many states drive around with two plates…–
I think the idea is that people (police included) can ID an oncoming vehicle instead of just one moving away. Yes it’s more expensive, but I kinda like the idea of being able to get the plate of the car trying to run me over easier.
On the design, it’s OK but look for some anti-Chicago downstaters to flip out about the Chicago skyline being on it. kinda /s
- A guy - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:56 am:
Fine by me. My car isn’t a museum. Plates are utilitarian to me. And mine, sadly, could use replacing. Vanity wouldn’t make me do it. But this apparently will.
- archpundit - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 10:57 am:
I think it looks great.
2 Plates aren’t that expensive given we now use tags and don’t buy new full plates every time. It helps with identification.
Plates are paid for by fees that go directly into the program not general funds.
- Romeo - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:00 am:
Really would be nice to take old Abe off the plate, considering he was…y’know, born in Kentucky.
- JoanP - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:03 am:
I like it. You know immediately that it’s an Illinois plate. Which is a good thing, when so many drivers have plate holders that cover up the state name (even though that’s illegal). And the size and font of “Illinois” and “Land of Lincoln” are much more readable than on the current plate.
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:03 am:
===Plates are paid for by fees that go directly into the program not general funds.===
Now more than ever, thanks to the Constitutional Amendment.
- RNUG - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:05 am:
The new design is nice looking. I’ll take their word the new one is more reflective. To me, the old one looks easier to read quickly.
Now that I know they will be replacing them, I’ll hold off on ordering a replacement for the one car where the plate is really bad.
- Commander Norton - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:10 am:
I love it! Great Illinois symbolism, and I especially like the plainer font in place of the script. Romeo - I think that ship has sailed. We’re the “Land of Lincoln.”
- AVgeek - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:11 am:
Curious who is producing, macon resources in decatur or outsourced to Canada.
- Homer J. Quinn - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:12 am:
without a budget we can only afford half a Lincoln.
- Grandson of Man - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:18 am:
I guess it’s okay but it doesn’t capture the state. Such as depictions of harsh social services and education cuts, or broken political institutions, people fleeing the state, etc.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:30 am:
I would say we have plenty of former politicians to make them for us, but license plates haven’t been made in prisons for decades.
- Oneman - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:35 am:
I am just glad it doesn’t have a URL on it like some states do.
- WhoKnew - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:41 am:
Lucky me!
I just got one of the OLD 1’s 5 days ago.
Only drove on an expired Temp tag for 2 months.
Definitely /s
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:43 am:
— “I like that Abe is on the left ” —
and the State Capitol on the right!
- pool boy - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:48 am:
They should change the bottom to read “Land of half Lincoln”.
- Commonsense in Illinois - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:52 am:
I’m not at all impressed. It actually took me several seconds to realize the two were different. Come on guys, let’s get something interesting!
- VanillaMan - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 11:59 am:
It should be Obama’s portrait.
After January we’ll need a reminder that he was president once.
- BigDoggie - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 12:10 pm:
New is better than the old, which had too faint of a design to even see.
- Anonymiss - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 12:14 pm:
I think he looks great for being the Old 1.
- Yikes - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 12:15 pm:
This is like “LARD” jumping out of the Dillard signs.
Except now we we “NO” jumping out of Illinois signs.
- Indochine - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 12:33 pm:
They are fine I guess, but I would have done Lincoln in profile. I still don’t know why we don’t just go to plates on the back and save lots of $.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 12:35 pm:
=== I still don’t know why we don’t just go to plates on the back===
Take it up with the State Police. They’re opposed. As are other cop shops.
- North Shore Joe - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 12:51 pm:
Sophisticated blue states tend to have very basic plates, i.e. Massachusetts.
New plates are tacky, similar to southern states.
- Sleek - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 12:53 pm:
Shrink “Illinois” to a tiny font. I’d rather my plates not so blatantly identify me - in the Midwest - as being from Illinois.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 12:55 pm:
What a welcome change! Bravo!
- A guy - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 1:32 pm:
==Take it up with the State Police. They’re opposed. As are other cop shops.==
Auto-scanners like both front and back plates.
- Steve Rogers - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 2:06 pm:
It’s ok. Too bad Lincoln is sliced in half. I guess Romeo might want William Jennings Bryan on our plate since he was born in Illinois but made his name in another state?
- Rod - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 2:06 pm:
Wait a second, I thought we were so broke that the State could not mail out renewal notices for plate stickers? Now new plates? I assume we all will be assessed an additional fee for the privilege of having the new more reflective plates. If we are not being assessed an additional fee where did Sec White find the money to pay for this?
- Steve Rogers - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 2:08 pm:
I think instead of the state capitol, I would have preferred corn stalks or wheat shocks as better balance to the Chicago skyline. Something to indicate the dichotomy of industrial AND agrarian Illinois.
- NFP - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 2:11 pm:
=== I still don’t know why we don’t just go to plates on the back===
Take it up with the State Police. They’re opposed. As are other cop shops.
Rich, if law enforcement is opposed to it, why don’t they then enforce the front plate law? Not sure what it’s like downstate, but in the Chicago metro area the law is a joke; it’s inadequately and sometimes selectively enforced by both state and local, but most drive around with no problem. One day I asked an officer about this, his response “ If we stopped everyone who didn’t have a front plate that’s all we’d being doing all day”. Then what good is having the law and how did it get that point?
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 2:35 pm:
It makes Abe look like a voyeur.
- Rollo Tamasi - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 2:38 pm:
Rahm Emanuel was all for this. Makes it easier for the red light cameras to read.
- Jose Abreu's next homer - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 2:42 pm:
Will the spray on the plates still work, meaning the flash of the camera not pick up my plates, when the camera goes off?
- Shemp - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 3:46 pm:
=====One day I asked an officer about this, his response “ If we stopped everyone who didn’t have a front plate that’s all we’d being doing all day”. Then what good is having the law and how did it get that point? ====
If they stopped everyone going 5mph over or not coming to 100% complete stops or changing lanes within 100′ of an intersection or driving with a cracked windshield or….
- ArchPundit - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 3:55 pm:
==I guess it’s okay but it doesn’t capture the state
Ha…reminded me of Royko’s column about how the Picasso statute represented Chicago so well.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/730719.html
Up there in that ugly face is the spirit of Al Capone, the Summerdale scandal cops, the settlers who took the Indians but good.
Its eyes are like the eyes of every slum owner who made a buck off the small and weak. And of every building inspector who took a wad from a slum owner to make it all possible.
It has the look of the dope pusher and of the syndicate technician as he looks for just the right wire to splice the bomb to.
Any bigtime real estate operator will be able to look into the face of the Picasso and see the spirit that makes the city’s rebuilding possible and profitable.
It has the look of the big corporate executive who comes face to face with the reality of how much water pollution his company is responsible for and then thinks of the profit and loss and of his salary.
It is all there in that Picasso thing the I Will spirit. The I will get you before you will get me spirit.
Picasso has never been here, they say. You’d think he’s been riding the L all his life.
- Sage - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 6:14 pm:
They left Trump Tower Chicago out of the skyline . . . .
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 6:26 pm:
What? No more specialty plates?
- Freezeup - Tuesday, Nov 15, 16 @ 9:02 pm:
I like it. The profile shot of Abe screams Illinois.