The state of Illinois took a tongue-in-cheek approach to showcasing the many inappropriate vanity license plate applications ...

Personally, I hold my license plates to a very specific standard: If I'm not a little bit embarrassed to explain them, ...

Every year, drivers submit their requests for personalized license plates, often called vanity plates, but not all of them ...

Illinois rejected more than 550 vanity plate requests in 2025 for being offensive or hard to read. See what made the banned list.

The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal over a rejected and controversial vanity license plate, saying it was up to states to decide what is and isn't allowed. Leah Gilliam, the woman who filed ...

Several examples of potty humor, for instance, are flushed from consideration, including “GOT2P00,” “TOILET,” “GONADS,” ...

Everyone loves a vanity plate that means something special, but sometimes that clever wit goes too far and is deemed offensive. That's where the Illinois Secretary of State's office steps in. Illinois ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias released this year’s rejected vanity and personalized license plate applications.

If you’re opting to pay extra for a personalized or vanity license plate in Illinois, you might want to check this list of rejected requests before sending in your inquiry. More than 54,000 Illinois ...

The Florida Highway Patrol warned drivers Wednesday about the growing number of citations around illegally wrapped license plates. Violations regarding legal tag requirements have grown an whopping 98 ...