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Purdue2011SS · 04-19-2012, 01:55 AM

So here's my situation:

I currently live in Northwest Indiana and I;m moving to downtown Chicago at the beginning of May.

My Indiana plates need to be renewed by early May, and the cost of that in Indiana is almost $500!

(Indiana has the highest cost for plates than any other, it sucks).

But, from talking to other people from Illinois plates would be under $100 and since I'll be living there I can make it work and save me some money.

My only issue is I really do not want to have a front license plate. Is is mandatory that you need a front license plate if the car is registered in Illinois? And if so, how does it work for cars that don't have front brackets to mount them? (obv. I'm not going to drill unnecessary holes in the front end).

Any insight on the Illinois license plate laws? Could I just technically leave the front plate in my glove box (heard some guys did that)?

Thanks.

DwRed1LTV6 · 04-19-2012, 06:48 AM

Maybe this would help
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/

Augie1978 · 04-19-2012, 06:55 AM

Ya gotta have a front plate in Illinois. A proposed law to eliminate the requirement was recently defeated. Get a bracket that mounts to the lower grill.

gorgeous-ss · 04-19-2012, 07:04 AM

Well i live on the southside of chicago and i have had my car for close yo 2 years now with no plate... but i did get a ticket for it last week lol

And i know for a fact if you are going to be living downtown then you should have a front plate because chicago is more strict than smaller towns

Can you get away for a while without getting pulled over? Yea but all it takes is one bored cop and there goes $120 and you have to wait for your license back in the mail

Or if the cop is nice he can drop it ti a parking ticket for $50 and you can keep your license

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Purdue2011SS · 04-19-2012, 03:09 PM

thx for the info guys

Dacannon · 04-19-2012, 05:32 PM

Being in the downtown area you will most definitely need that front plate showing I've received my share of warnings but I don't risk it anymore

greenrail · 04-20-2012, 04:18 PM

Go on Ebay and get one of the hideaway license plate brackets. There are powered and unpowered ones.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Camaro-Chall...item4839d8cab4

If you are going to live in Chicago, be prepared for anything!

Macrackie · 04-21-2012, 09:46 PM

I personaly like the one that Bill Kay Chevrolet put on my front bumper. I think it is just the standard Chevy plate mount. I personaly don't care for the look of the lower grill mounted plates.

They will make you transfer your drivers licence first even though you have ninety days to make both your plate and DL match. I can't get the DMV to put an IL plate on my bike till I move my DL even though some how the dealer plated the car in IL over a year ago. I just can't find my birth certificate thus I haven't changed my DL.

InfernoSS88 · 04-21-2012, 09:59 PM

Chicago is nazi strict on the front plate. I live in a suburrb..and i put one on just to go to the city..xuz every time I went; pulled over lol. That's my experience though..but Chicago is def a lil more strict than it needs to be

Xedes · 04-26-2012, 07:48 AM

I moved to Indiana last year but prior to that I lived in Illinois. 26 years on the road and I never ran a front plate or got a ticket for it (knock on wood).

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Slowmaro95 · 05-03-2012, 11:26 AM

I've seen some guys just mount it up in the front window on the passenger side ontop the dash? Maybe that'll work.

04-19-2012, 01:55 AM	#1
Purdue2011SS Boiler Up!! POTFH Drives: 2011 2SS/RS IOM Camaro Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 582 View My Garage	Question about License Plates for Illinois So here's my situation: I currently live in Northwest Indiana and I;m moving to downtown Chicago at the beginning of May. My Indiana plates need to be renewed by early May, and the cost of that in Indiana is almost $500! (Indiana has the highest cost for plates than any other, it sucks). But, from talking to other people from Illinois plates would be under $100 and since I'll be living there I can make it work and save me some money. My only issue is I really do not want to have a front license plate. Is is mandatory that you need a front license plate if the car is registered in Illinois? And if so, how does it work for cars that don't have front brackets to mount them? (obv. I'm not going to drill unnecessary holes in the front end). Any insight on the Illinois license plate laws? Could I just technically leave the front plate in my glove box (heard some guys did that)? Thanks. __________________

04-19-2012, 06:48 AM	#2
DwRed1LTV6 Drives: '11 VR 2LT HHr Join Date: May 2011 Location: Gateway to the West Posts: 2,721	Maybe this would help http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/ __________________ 2011 Hhr Formerly known as Silver85IrocZ !!

04-19-2012, 06:55 AM	#3
Augie1978 Drives: 2011 2SS RS Vert Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 621	Ya gotta have a front plate in Illinois. A proposed law to eliminate the requirement was recently defeated. Get a bracket that mounts to the lower grill. __________________ 2SS RS, Triple Black Vert, Manual, Hurst Shifter. American Racing Headers, Roto-Fab CAI

04-19-2012, 03:09 PM	#5
Purdue2011SS Boiler Up!! POTFH Drives: 2011 2SS/RS IOM Camaro Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 582 View My Garage	thx for the info guys __________________

04-20-2012, 04:18 PM	#7
greenrail Comic Curmudgeon Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS-2010 VW CC Sport Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near Chicago, IL Posts: 2,395	Go on Ebay and get one of the hideaway license plate brackets. There are powered and unpowered ones. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Camaro-Chall...item4839d8cab4 If you are going to live in Chicago, be prepared for anything! __________________ Member Illinois Camaro Club His Name is Rosie - "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick!" - If you know who said that, then you know the genesis of his name.

04-19-2012, 07:04 AM	#4
gorgeous-ss Drives: 2011 ss/rs Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 293	Well i live on the southside of chicago and i have had my car for close yo 2 years now with no plate... but i did get a ticket for it last week lol And i know for a fact if you are going to be living downtown then you should have a front plate because chicago is more strict than smaller towns Can you get away for a while without getting pulled over? Yea but all it takes is one bored cop and there goes $120 and you have to wait for your license back in the mail Or if the cop is nice he can drop it ti a parking ticket for $50 and you can keep your license Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

04-19-2012, 05:32 PM	#6
Dacannon Drives: 2010 ABM 2LTRS, E46 330XI Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 369 View My Garage	Being in the downtown area you will most definitely need that front plate showing I've received my share of warnings but I don't risk it anymore

04-21-2012, 09:46 PM	#8
Macrackie Drives: 2011 Camaro LS Stripper model Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South Beloit IL Posts: 641	I personaly like the one that Bill Kay Chevrolet put on my front bumper. I think it is just the standard Chevy plate mount. I personaly don't care for the look of the lower grill mounted plates. They will make you transfer your drivers licence first even though you have ninety days to make both your plate and DL match. I can't get the DMV to put an IL plate on my bike till I move my DL even though some how the dealer plated the car in IL over a year ago. I just can't find my birth certificate thus I haven't changed my DL.

04-21-2012, 09:59 PM	#9
InfernoSS88 Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 85	Chicago is nazi strict on the front plate. I live in a suburrb..and i put one on just to go to the city..xuz every time I went; pulled over lol. That's my experience though..but Chicago is def a lil more strict than it needs to be

04-26-2012, 07:48 AM	#10
Xedes Drives: 2011 Black RS/SS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,030	I moved to Indiana last year but prior to that I lived in Illinois. 26 years on the road and I never ran a front plate or got a ticket for it (knock on wood). Sent from my pay phone using Tapatalk

05-03-2012, 11:26 AM	#11
Slowmaro95 Chitown Hustler Drives: 2010 IOM Camaro 2SS Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 25 View My Garage	I've seen some guys just mount it up in the front window on the passenger side ontop the dash? Maybe that'll work.