1. - Fire Ron Guenther - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:26 am:

   A Chief Illiniwek, RIP license plate.




2. - iMAGINE - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:27 am:

   These guys really know to pass the important stuff….




3. - pickles!! - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:28 am:

   A Cubs 100th anniversary World Series plate




4. - SuperDave - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:30 am:

   Recall the Governor, special edition plates. Minimum price is $25,000 each.




5. - Name Withheld - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:31 am:

   Blagojevich/Quinn in 2010! The Year We Make Contact!

   (for you Arther C. Clarke fans - ’cause there’s nothing like mixing politics and science fiction)




6. - GoBearsss - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:31 am:

   Why do we need to come up with snarky ones. The General Assembly seems to do pretty well on that front all by itself.




7. - undecided - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:31 am:

   Bring Back Chief Illiniwek plate.




8. - GoBearsss - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:32 am:

   Illinois Professional Golfers Association Foundation Junior Golf license plates




9. - Wacker Drive - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:33 am:

   ILLINOIS
   “Land of Corruption”
   XXXXXXXXXXXX
   Governor Rod Blagojevich




10. - 10 Miles South of Richville - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:33 am:

    Winston & Strawn Defense Fund For Indicted Governors




11. - Wumpus - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:35 am:

    WWE (Wrasslin) Plates

    or English Premier League Soccer




12. - Joe in the Know - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:38 am:

    “Land of Lincolns, Jacksons, & Franklins”




13. - BandCamp - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:43 am:

    Overworked, Underpaid State Employee

    >>insert dripping sarcasm
    (I’m not sure they could keep up with demand)




14. - anon - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:45 am:

    An “I love Iowa” special plate.




15. - archpundit - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:47 am:

    Oldie, but a goodie:

    Ubi est mea.




16. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:54 am:

    The Capitol Fax Blog Commenters plate




17. - VanillaMan - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:58 am:

    Paul Simon
    Last Honest Politician




18. - Commonsense in Illinois - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:09 am:

    I’m from Illinois….Sorry




19. - Wacker Drive - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:09 am:

    “VERITAS,” which is Latin for “Truth.”
    “AEQUITAS,” which is Latin for “Justice/Equality.




20. - Huh? - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:14 am:

    I am assuming that “Ubi est mea” means “Where’s mine.”




21. - bored now - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:15 am:

    “pay to play” vanity plates. the governor’s plate should read: “pay up.” maybe we could use the monopoly figure…




22. - My Opinion - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:15 am:

    IMPEACHMENT plates:)




23. - wordslinger - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:15 am:

    100th Anniversary of the Chicago Outfit

    The plates come with a $5,000 cash loan. Cost is three points a week juice until the loan is paid off in full. You wouldn’t want anything to happen to that nice car, would you?




24. - OneMan - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:16 am:

    Rap Fans
    Cheep Trick
    Children As a Media Shield First
    Fund Sweep




25. - jerry 101 - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:20 am:

    Sam Zell welfar…errr….Renovate Wrigley Plates!




26. - Skeeter - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:22 am:

    Once again Wumpus shows that he doesn’t have a clue. Snark is one thing, but his last post went far over that line.
    Why in the world would Illinois issue an EPL plate?
    Now, SPL (or simply “Support Celtic Football”) would be reasonable.
    But the EPL? Get serious.




27. - My Opinion - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:22 am:

    The Food Stamp plates, courtesy of President Jones. All proceeds go to hungry families.




28. - 618er - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:23 am:

    “There’s more to Illinois than Chicago”,
    “Glad to not be a Cubs Fan”,
    “Agriculture, the only industry left in Illinois”,
    “Don’t blame me I didn’t vote for POA”




29. - Wumpus - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:25 am:

    Sorry Skeeter, I have absolutely no idea about soccer/football excpet that the world loves it. Forgive me, I read that there was a big match yesterday, so it stuck in my head.




30. - observation - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:27 am:

    Hand Made by Illinois’ former Governors.




31. - Skeeter - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:30 am:

    Wumpus,
    You’ve done the right thing.
    Do everything you can to ignore the sport.
    That way, you spend less time getting annoyed that American media refuses to cover any sporting event outside America until it involves Tiger Woods.




32. - Don Moss/Gathers No - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:30 am:

    Historic Preservation




33. - Muskrat - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:30 am:

    “My infrastrcuture is falling apart and all I got was this lousy license plate”




34. - Craig910 - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:33 am:

    “Illinois - The “What’s In It For Me? State”

    Commemorating Paul Powell’s Shoebox Scandal 1970




35. - wordslinger - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:34 am:

    Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association plates.

    Graphic of car disappearing into a giant pothole of money.




36. - Gentlemen, behold! - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:37 am:

    I think we need an official “FIB” plate.




37. - Carlos - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:39 am:

    $$$$$$$$$$$$
    Illinois Combine
    $$$$$$$$$$$$




38. - Ghost - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:48 am:

    Environmental plates: Cleaning up Illinois One Governor at a Time!




39. - JonShibleyFan - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:55 am:

    I don’t have any constructive ideas (maybe a “make your own” plate, so everyone’s is unique). I just want to laugh that a discussion of NASCAR plates has devolved into a debate about the merits of soccer.




40. - VanillaMan - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:59 am:

    Con-Con 2008!




41. - Skeeter - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 12:01 pm:

    JSF,
    You just don’t get it.
    We are not debating “the merits of soccer.” We are debating a far more important issue> Soccer as played in the EPL as opposed to soccer as played in the Scottish Premier League.
    No rational person would waste time debating the “merits” of soccer.
    For more info, see:
    http://www.celticfc.net/home.aspx




42. - Belle - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 12:06 pm:

    Land of Lincoln - The Last Honest Politician From Illinois




43. - Wumpus - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 12:11 pm:

    Skeet, it is not that I ignore it because it is not “american”. i just don’t like it. That does not mean I don’t recognize it as a real sport.




44. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 12:20 pm:

    Special plate:

    “Somebody somebody sent.”




45. - Joe Schmoe - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 12:50 pm:

    BENTON —
    YES, WE HAVE RUNNING WATER
    & FLUSH TOILETS!




46. - The Federalist - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 12:53 pm:

    Honest State Politician…..But then again, maybe not enough would qualify to justify the plate.




47. - Joe in the Know - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 12:53 pm:

    o
    f
    f
    i License to Steal
    c
    i
    a
    l In Rod We Trust




48. - Plutocrat03 - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 12:56 pm:

    How about “Illinois Governmental Ethics” with red numbers for the ethically challenged and green ones for those who demonstrate good judgement.

    I think we will need more red digits….




49. - Squideshi - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 1:31 pm:

    Tom Cross says that police groups have expressed concerns with special license plates and that there has been a move away from new ones; although, I do note that he voted for the “In God We Trust” special plates even after he said this.




50. - Capitol View - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 1:42 pm:

    Personally autographed during production by current and future Chicago Bears




51. - blagoman - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 1:50 pm:

    Public Official A Remebrace Plates
    Better yet lets forget about having license plats since the Governor and General Assembly really do not seem to really care about the people or the roads we travel on south of I 80.




52. - Jake from Elwood - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 1:51 pm:

    I would buy a “Made by George Ryan” plate.




53. - Michelle Flaherty - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 2:18 pm:

    Will a Dick Trickle NASCAR plate be available?
    That’d be classic




54. - A Citizen - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 2:31 pm:

    The Legislative Leadership Corp
    The Few The Proud The Corrupt




55. - Garp - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 2:32 pm:

    Illinois-USA’s 3rd World Country




56. - anon - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 2:48 pm:

    Maybe special Hannah Montana plates with the slogan Big Lie Country




57. - Boone Logan Square - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 3:05 pm:

    “Obama for America” (with the Obama campaign logo, just to further challenge the limits of free speech on the plates).




58. - City Voter - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 3:44 pm:

    Illinois

    Home of the Free Range Hairdon’t




59. - Bruce Wayne - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 3:46 pm:

    Seeing that one of this summer’s biggest blockbuster’s was filmed in Chicago, why not a “Dark Knight” license plate. That would look pretty cool on my ‘89 Chrysler.




60. - Anon is Me - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 3:52 pm:

    “KANSAS”

    or maybe

    “IDAHO”




61. - The Guild of Calamitous Intent - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 4:04 pm:

    Good topic.

    My choice?

    “My wife won’t let us move to Florida” plates




62. - ImTellenYou - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 4:10 pm:

    South Illinois

    Promoting the 51st state in the union.




63. - A Citizen - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 4:23 pm:

    Illinois - We’ll Tax You Silly!




64. - Garp - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 4:28 pm:

    Escape from Illinois




65. - Special Plates for ?Legislators? - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 4:45 pm:

    The next link ‘On pay raises and making things worse’ has the PERFECT word. So here’s the plate.

    Buffoonery Legislator with pics of W.C. Fields & Al Capone; maybe Rezko.




66. - Belle - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 4:49 pm:

    Illinois, putting you in a crappy happy place!




67. - NIEVA - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 5:28 pm:

    Illinois,check your gun at the door!




68. - The Cypress - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 6:00 pm:

    The pre-1979 plates like the taxis still have.




69. - It's Broken - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 6:19 pm:

    courtesy of Emil Jones - We Need s Raise plates.




70. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 7:46 pm:

    - “IL Middle Class Defense Fund”
    - “For Sale”
    - “Buy My House And I’ll Throw In The Car For Free”
    - “Buy This Car And I’ll Throw In My House For Free”
    - “Fueled By My Kids’ College Education Fund”
    - “Whatever The House Passed TODAY Plate” (generic
    version that costs more, but qualifies as
    the latest and greatest per passed Bill)




71. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 8:04 pm:

    “Don’t Honk: Illegal Taping In Progress”




72. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 8:09 pm:

    Illinois - Where Integrity Is Nothing More Than A Word

    Illinois - You Can Buy And Sell People Here Too!




73. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 8:32 pm:

    Illinois, The State Where A Funny Thing On The Way To An Elected Office Always Happens




74. - A bitter one.... - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 9:30 pm:

    - Mansion for Sale or Rent
    - The King is in the Counting House
    - Land of the Lost Capital City
    - In Rod we Rust




75. - Downstater - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 9:32 pm:

    Lookin’ for Blago




76. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 9:46 pm:

    land where those who spin the spinners’ spinster spinsister get spun




77. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 9:47 pm:

    say that without a lisp




78. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:09 pm:

    Land of freedom and equality…EVERYONE gets taken because it’s all relative




79. - Hugh G. Rection - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:13 pm:

    Passus Envelopus




80. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:24 pm:

    The “Unlike Emil, I GOT a raise because I graduated from Northwestern” Fund




81. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:43 pm:

    The “Daddy’s Little’s Girl’s (Maximimum Amount Allowable Only, Please) Campaign Fund

    The “MY Godfather Doesn’t Count” Campaign Fund




82. - Quizzical - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:49 pm:

    I’m sorry, but I think after the NASCAR plate, let’s go straight for the bottom and offer foreign potentates looking to rehabilitate their images a chance to buy the honor. How about the State taking a few million dollars in exchange for issuing “Sweet Baby Doc Duvalier”, “Big Daddy Boris Berezovsky” or “Adnan Khashoggi World Prosperity” plates




83. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 10:52 pm:

    Sorry that last one should have been:

    The “Daddy’s Little Girl’s (Maximum Allowable Only, Please) Campaign Fund

    The “My Godfather Doesn’t Count (We’ll Take Anything And Even Tow Your Old Car Away For Free) Campaign Fund




84. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:03 pm:

    The “Invest In China Because The Secret Underground Nuclear Sub Base Is Really A Daycare Center in Disguise” Plate




85. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:06 pm:

    Putin’s “Divorce American Style That’s Gonna Cost Me Big” Legal Fund




86. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:14 pm:

    Woops, sorry..haven’t been keeping up and they should “American-ize” it a bit if it’s to appear on an Illinois plate:

    Putin’s “I didn NOT touch that Gymnast” Legal Fund




87. - Fox Mulder - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:16 pm:

    “Illinois-Making Jersey Look Better Daily”
    -with optional Tony Soprano or Torch Toricelli backgrounds

    General Assembly Plates.
    -not for them, of them. Get a plate featuring your favorite Rep or Senator’s smiling mug!
    (NOTE: From Secretary of State Jesse White’s Division of Vehicle Services, Office of all these Freakin’ Silly Plates: Due to sizing and production issues, the image of the Representative from the 112th District will not be available. A 3′ x 5′ Commemorative Edition of this particular Plate will be available by special order starting October 31.)

    Board Games Vanity Plates. (BGVP)

    Witnesses, Individuals, Co-Schemers and Confidential Informants will have first “dibs” on their own “letter.” Imagine the prestige and exclusivity of this limited edition. “Look, Individual Q; Co-Schemer F has a new Bimmer. You’re right, CI 4. That’s just like the one Tony had before he….” BGVPs “COMBINE” will be reserved for John Kass, and “STOOLIE” for Stu Levine. BGVP “TRUTH” is not available.




88. - Also Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:19 pm:

    The IEA/NEA “16 is the new 21″ Sexual Abuse Plate.




89. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:27 pm:

    Fox, MEOW!!! lol




90. - Anonymous - Monday, May 12, 08 @ 11:37 pm:

    The Carla Bruni Sarkozy “What do you mean I’m trying to reinvent myself because I’ve ALWAYS worn clothes in front of the camera…(stops, licks her lips)…um, I mean, when I HAVE worn clothes in front of the camera, that look like they belong to Jackie O” plate




91. - Anonymous - Tuesday, May 13, 08 @ 12:06 am:

    The “Hey, are you married? If not, look at my license plate; I donated $50 to the ‘Save The Native Top Soil’ Relief Fund” Fund




92. - Anonymous - Tuesday, May 13, 08 @ 12:08 am:

    And, of course, the all time “Green” classic: “It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature”




93. - anon - Tuesday, May 13, 08 @ 6:51 am:

    We support Oxford
    Not the university




94. - Healthcare Worker - Tuesday, May 13, 08 @ 7:22 am:

    How about just a symbol?

    {o}

    After all, they have been doing it to us for years…




95. - Squideshi - Tuesday, May 13, 08 @ 9:36 am:

    I have published an expanded post on this issue over on Illinoize.




96. - The Cowgirl - Tuesday, May 13, 08 @ 2:08 pm:

    “South Illinois

    Promoting the 51st state in the union.”

    That concept has great appeal to me these days! Too bad our State Constitution does not have a provision for the state to be divided. Arizona was wise to include that ability within its constitution.




97. - so-called "Austin Mayor" - Tuesday, May 13, 08 @ 3:18 pm:

    Let the market decide: “The Land of Lincoln brought to you by [Corporate Sponsor]”

    – SCAM
    so-called “Austin Mayor”
    http://austinmayor.blogspot.com

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