Just checked 625 ILCS 5/3-804.01, which covers EA plates (not expecting you'd do AV plates). It uses the text "more than 25 years of age or a bona fide replica thereof", which would likely qualify a vehicle based on date of manufacture, but probably not worth the hassle of arguing with ILSOS over.
August 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Just checked 625 ILCS 5/3-804.01, which covers EA plates (not expecting you'd do AV plates). It uses the text "more than 25 years of age or a bona fide replica thereof", which would likely qualify a vehicle based on date of manufacture, but probably not worth the hassle of arguing with ILSOS over.
The distinction isn't made in statute, IIRC. But safest to wait for the model-year threshold to roll around because that's what ILSOS staff are likely to use when adjudicating.
August 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The distinction isn't made in statute, IIRC. But safest to wait for the model-year threshold to roll around because that's what ILSOS staff are likely to use when adjudicating.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias (D) throws his hat into the Chicago Mayoral race. If he wins that election, Gov. JB Pritzker will then appoint a replacement to serve until a 2028 special election for the SoS office. #ILSoS #Twill #CHIMayor
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Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois' Secretary Of State, Enters Chicago Mayor's Race
Long rumored to be eyeing a run for City Hall, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Sunday that he's jumping into the mayor's race. Giannoulias has amassed a massive political war c...
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August 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias (D) throws his hat into the Chicago Mayoral race. If he wins that election, Gov. JB Pritzker will then appoint a replacement to serve until a 2028 special election for the SoS office. #ILSoS #Twill #CHIMayor
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Not very “tummy time” of him!
August 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Not very “tummy time” of him!
Point of clarification: ILSOS splits Chicago out from Cook County. Trends are going in the same general direction (city has 1,162,570 registered vehicles today vs. 1,171,220 in 2015, -0.7%) but the entirety of Cook County has far more registered vehicles than shown. apps.ilsos.gov/departments/...
apps.ilsos.gov
July 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Point of clarification: ILSOS splits Chicago out from Cook County. Trends are going in the same general direction (city has 1,162,570 registered vehicles today vs. 1,171,220 in 2015, -0.7%) but the entirety of Cook County has far more registered vehicles than shown. apps.ilsos.gov/departments/...
Thank you! I couldn't find this info anywhere on the ILSOS website.
July 7, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Thank you! I couldn't find this info anywhere on the ILSOS website.
We do, but it was just an ILSOS policy. This gives it the force of law.
July 2, 2026 at 2:34 PM
We do, but it was just an ILSOS policy. This gives it the force of law.
Using the word "former" because ECCSC still appears to be inactive or dead, though he still lists the org in his socials. The org is not in good standing with ILSOS, no 990 filed since tax year 2022, a recent city inspection calls their building vacant, and the ECCSC-branded cars outside don't move.
July 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Using the word "former" because ECCSC still appears to be inactive or dead, though he still lists the org in his socials. The org is not in good standing with ILSOS, no 990 filed since tax year 2022, a recent city inspection calls their building vacant, and the ECCSC-branded cars outside don't move.
Put this in the back of my head but all of us need to partner up with the ILSOS as Ride IL did and pass a safety omnibus. IL lags in these areas according to NHTSA/NTSB. We can do much more than this
June 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Put this in the back of my head but all of us need to partner up with the ILSOS as Ride IL did and pass a safety omnibus. IL lags in these areas according to NHTSA/NTSB. We can do much more than this
Everything ended well (after I breached security - they had a broken door lock) so I walked straight in. I have an amended temporary airmen’s certificate while I wait for my proper credentials to arrive. Next battle will probably be SSA, followed by ILSOS (for Real ID dl and voter registration).
December 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Everything ended well (after I breached security - they had a broken door lock) so I walked straight in. I have an amended temporary airmen’s certificate while I wait for my proper credentials to arrive. Next battle will probably be SSA, followed by ILSOS (for Real ID dl and voter registration).
I gotta hand it to the ILSOS office for finding a simple way to make it a slightly bigger headache to contract with these meatheads, at least. I don't know what the numbers are off the top of my head, but a lot of private businesses were making huge money off of doing business with DHS
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I gotta hand it to the ILSOS office for finding a simple way to make it a slightly bigger headache to contract with these meatheads, at least. I don't know what the numbers are off the top of my head, but a lot of private businesses were making huge money off of doing business with DHS
I was skeptical about the possible impact of the ILSOS plate reporting initiative, and I still am, but revoking plates that are held by rental car companies is an interesting approach I hadn't considered. DHS isn't gonna give a shit about it, but this tactic puts some pressure on the rental firms.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car license plate revoked after immigration agents illegally swapped it out. This follows our reporting on an encounter where a federal agent told a woman, “You can record all you want. We change the plates out every day.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/i...
Enterprise Rent-A-Car license plate revoked after immigration agents illegally swapped it out, records show
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias warned federal agents against swapping out license plates. Records show it happened anyway.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I was skeptical about the possible impact of the ILSOS plate reporting initiative, and I still am, but revoking plates that are held by rental car companies is an interesting approach I hadn't considered. DHS isn't gonna give a shit about it, but this tactic puts some pressure on the rental firms.
This will make the next steps easier -
ILSOS (DMV) … RealID.
Voter registration.
FAA Certification - update nationality
SSA - remove immigrant status.
TSA/GloballEntry - easier as a citizen.
ILSOS (DMV) … RealID.
Voter registration.
FAA Certification - update nationality
SSA - remove immigrant status.
TSA/GloballEntry - easier as a citizen.
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This will make the next steps easier -
ILSOS (DMV) … RealID.
Voter registration.
FAA Certification - update nationality
SSA - remove immigrant status.
TSA/GloballEntry - easier as a citizen.
ILSOS (DMV) … RealID.
Voter registration.
FAA Certification - update nationality
SSA - remove immigrant status.
TSA/GloballEntry - easier as a citizen.
i compared between the 2025 budget reports and some additional data from the DOF. I sourced vehicle counts fom ILSOS and permit numbers form the city clerk
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
i compared between the 2025 budget reports and some additional data from the DOF. I sourced vehicle counts fom ILSOS and permit numbers form the city clerk
can't do yrs online at ilsos?
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
can't do yrs online at ilsos?
Vehicle, Snowmobile, and Boat Registrations | State of New York
data.ny.gov
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My colleague @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social holding their feet to the fire.
ILSOS says this won’t be tolerated in Chicago or Illinois:
“Flipping license plates or altering them in any way to avoid detection is strictly prohibited in Illinois. Penalties include fines and potential jail time.”
ILSOS says this won’t be tolerated in Chicago or Illinois:
“Flipping license plates or altering them in any way to avoid detection is strictly prohibited in Illinois. Penalties include fines and potential jail time.”
Two weeks after the Sun-Times first requested information about federal immigration vehicles with questionable plates, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has launched a hotline to report license plate tampering.
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Illinois aims to crack down on ICE cars with illegal license plates after Sun-Times report
Two weeks after the Sun-Times first requested information about federal immigration vehicles with questionable plates, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has launched a hotline to report license pla...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My colleague @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social holding their feet to the fire.
ILSOS says this won’t be tolerated in Chicago or Illinois:
“Flipping license plates or altering them in any way to avoid detection is strictly prohibited in Illinois. Penalties include fines and potential jail time.”
ILSOS says this won’t be tolerated in Chicago or Illinois:
“Flipping license plates or altering them in any way to avoid detection is strictly prohibited in Illinois. Penalties include fines and potential jail time.”
less elegant but i'm 100% certain there are still state bureaucracies running them. the ILSOS business filings database does fixed width exports
October 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
less elegant but i'm 100% certain there are still state bureaucracies running them. the ILSOS business filings database does fixed width exports
Update: See below for the full letters btwn Evanston and Flock. I'll note that the city directly invoked a Flock T&C section requiring compliance with all laws and ordinances with reference to the ILSOS audit findings, which seems like "clear identification of the alleged breach" to me.
![August 27, 2025
Ms. Alexandra Ruggie
Corporation Counsel
Law Department, City of Evanston
909 Davis Street
Evanston, IL 60201
Ms. Ruggie,
I write in response to your letter to Michael Hutton, dated August 26, 2025, purporting to terminate the City of Evanston’s (“City”) existing contract with Flock Group, Inc. (“Flock”) (the “Termination Letter”).
The Termination Letter is replete with conclusory and unsupported assertions of fact and of law, in support of an unspecified and equally conclusory allegation that Flock has committed a “breach” that is “material, intentional, and cannot be cured.” Your letter further states that “[T]he City will not entertain remediation efforts or renegotiation.”
As an initial matter, Flock denies categorically that it committed a breach of the agreement, or any violation of law.
As to cure, section 7.2 of the Flock Safety Terms and Conditions, cited in your letter, clearly establishes that
“[i]n the event of any material breach of this Agreement, the non-breaching Party may terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the Term by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice to the breaching Party; provided, however, that this Agreement will not terminate if the breaching Party has cured the breach prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) day period (‘Cure Period’).”
We are aware of no legal basis for your apparent belief that the City may relieve itself of clear and unambiguous contractual obligations, simply by declaration, however emphatic, of its intention not to be bound by them.
Flock is likewise aware of no substantiated basis for the allegations contained in the Termination Letter, and is therefore presently at a loss as to what measures we must take within the Cure Period to fulfill our obligations under Section 7.2. We therefore will consider the Cure Period to be tolled until such time as you respond with clarification and/or substantiation of the allegations in your letter, including, without limitation:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eyikq2mz7locbero6mnqwj33/bafkreidxs4zw2nv5kw34sfzggm7zougfay4rdiyq6b3gobn5a3cdhgkvwm)
August 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Update: See below for the full letters btwn Evanston and Flock. I'll note that the city directly invoked a Flock T&C section requiring compliance with all laws and ordinances with reference to the ILSOS audit findings, which seems like "clear identification of the alleged breach" to me.
He makes me miss illinois, and I say that having spent the last 6 months fighting with the ILSOS trying to get my car title back
August 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
He makes me miss illinois, and I say that having spent the last 6 months fighting with the ILSOS trying to get my car title back
The Illinois File Number for Tsogyaling Meditation Center of Evanston is 66478777, and the org has filed NFP forms 104.15 and 105.10, but the duration date of the org is listed as "Perpetual". I'm unsure of the filing requirements for non-profits in the state of Illinois. No link bc ILSOS is shit.
August 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Illinois File Number for Tsogyaling Meditation Center of Evanston is 66478777, and the org has filed NFP forms 104.15 and 105.10, but the duration date of the org is listed as "Perpetual". I'm unsure of the filing requirements for non-profits in the state of Illinois. No link bc ILSOS is shit.
Did my part for now. The LRB and ILSOS are reviewing my revenue proposal.
August 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Did my part for now. The LRB and ILSOS are reviewing my revenue proposal.