Legislator wants to allow corporate ads on license plates — for a price

[The Straight Story]

Legislator wants to allow corporate ads on license plates — for a price

SPRINGFIELD —
— Illinois residents are used to seeing license plates supporting everything from their favorite school to the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. But one lawmaker thinks the state might be able to make some money by converting some plates into miniature billboards.

Legislation introduced by a Chicago lawmaker this week would create corporate sponsorship plates that motorists could buy at a discount.

"This gives us a chance to raise revenue without raising taxes," said state Sen. John Mulroe, D-Chicago. "We've got to think outside the box these days."

Under the proposal, a driver who paid the standard $99 for plates might get them for $84 instead, a $15 discount, said Mulroe, who is fine-tuning the legislation.



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1. Only if lawmakers start wearing suits like NASCAR drivers.