Overview
- The Secretary of State’s office says it reviewed 55,690 personalized and vanity plate requests this year.
- More than 550 submissions were rejected for being inflammatory, profane, offensive or too difficult to read, with Alexi Giannoulias announcing the results in a light‑hearted video.
- A total of 543 new combinations were added to the permanent prohibited list, which now includes 8,558 entries.
- Highlighted examples of rejected plates include BBL, IBPOOPN, ICUP, PRIUSSY, TYPESHT, SNDNUDZ, BDASMOM, BLUBALN, BRICKED and SYBAU.
- The office cites authority under the Illinois Vehicle Code and says confusing patterns are also barred to aid law enforcement, noting roughly 800,000 Illinois vehicles display personalized or vanity plates and that applicants can check options via Pick‑a‑Plate.