Illinois first started issuing license plates in 1911. Illinois license plate types include amateur radio, ambulance, antique, apportioned, apportioned power, apportioned semi trailer, apportioned tow truck, apportioned trailer, auxiliary axle conversion, camper, charitable bus, civil defense, commercial carrier, commuter van, consular corps, dealer, driver education, electric vehicle, environmental, handicapped, highway bus, historic, honorary consul, horseless carriage, in transit, judicial, livery, local bus, manufacturer, military, moped, motorcycle, municipal, municipal bus, non-profit vehicle, official, power, prorate interstate trailer, prorate truck tractor, public transportation, reciprocate, recreational trailer, recreational vehicle, rental car, repossessor, semi trailer, small trailer, state, taxi, tow truck, trailer, trailer dealer, trailer mileage tax, truck mileage tax, truck tractor, truck tractor mileage, vanity, veteran, and year of manufacture.
