Every year, the Illinois Secretary of State's office rejects personalized license plates because they're too profane, inflammatory, or simply too difficult to read.

The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office received more than 60,000 requests for vanity or personalized license plates in 2024. Of those, 335 (or 0.0055%) requests were denied for profanity or other reasons for ineligibility.

Over 300 requests for vanity license plates were denied by the Illinois Secretary of State’s office in 2024 because they were deemed inflammatory or offensive. “Illinoisans consistently display a great deal of creativity when choosing their customized license plates,

Drivers got points for creativity with some unique vanity license plate requests in 2024, but those efforts didn't pass the scrutiny of the Secretary of State's office.

Over 300 personalized plate requests were rejected in 2024 due to their offensive nature or because they were difficult to read, the Secretary of State said.

They might have been salaciously creative, but more than 300 salty expressions failed to make the grade as Illinois license plates last year. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Wednesday

While some Illinois drivers may think these ideas for license plates are KILER, you won't see them on the road.

Every year, the Illinois Secretary of State's office rejects personalized license plates because they're too profane, inflammatory, or simply too difficult to read. In 2024, the state received 60,537 requests for vanity or personalized license plates,