Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning federal agents in the Chicago area for Operation Midway Blitz to stop swapping or altering license plates. There have been reports that U.S.

The Illinois secretary of state’s office is reminding everyone — including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — to refrain from swapping or altering state license plates amid concerns of ...

State officials are defending their policies of limiting the issuance undercover license plates to federal immigration authorities after President Donald Trump’s administration sued them over the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that altering or swapping license plates is illegal in Illinois.

CHICAGO — In 2025, the State of Illinois received more than 55,000 applications for vanity and personalized plates. According to Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office, 550 of those were ...

No Illinois drivers will be “BRICKED” on the roads next year. Nor will they bear state registration plates with “TYPESHT,” “IBPOOPN” or “ICUP,” despite praise from Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias ...