Illinois Should Bring Back the Blue Line License Plates - December 2023
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We popped down to Wally's Gas Station (our version of Buc-ee's on I-55 near Bloomington) and I nocied this magnet display that included a Wally's-branded magnet in the design of our old, blue-topped State of Illinois license plates. These were the plates that I grew-up with and feel quite a bit more iconic that the ones we currently have in Illinois. This is what we have now - below. It has half-an-Abe on the left, shows the Sears Tower and the State of Illinois Capitol dome. There appears to be a windmill in the middle to represent our agricultural base. But, they stink. Why can't we have the blue-topped ones back? There are literally DOZENS of special plates you see on the road. University ones. Charity ones. Why not a vintage Illinois one? Come on, Alexi . Stop trying to put points on the board with the silly book-banning stuff and focus on the job that matters most as the Secretary of State: Dr...