NBC5 Investigates obtained the latest list of license plate terms that have been banned by the Illinois Secretary of State. Be warned: Nearly every word is obscene, offensive, or – at very least – just plain odd.
that allows you to type in a term or a word, to see if you can put it on a customized Illinois license plate. If you type in “WMAQ 5,” for example, the state’s “Pick-A-Plate” site tells you, “Congratulations! WMAQ 5 is available,” and it shows how to order the plate.
But if you type in “COVID” or “ZAMBONE” or “DORK,” the site will reject you, because those are three of the thousands of terms on the office’s “Special Plates Inhibit List,” which currently runs 22 pages long and contains 7,445 custom license plates that the state bans from Illinois vehicles. NBC5 Investigates obtained the state’s updated list, which contains all kinds of words and letter-combinations that violate our station’s standards. We’re allowed to post the original list hereFeeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyIt’s a standard practice in most states to vet people’s choices for license plates, and Illinois has been keeping this list for years.
Despite the thousands of rejected terms, the Secretary of State’s office says that – over the years -- it has issued more than 922,000 vanity or personalized plates to Illinois drivers.
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