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Illinois Secretary of State rejects dozens of vanity plate requests | First Listen

By Sean Crawford

Published December 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM CST

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First Listen for Tuesday Dec. 23, 2025

- Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says more than 500 vanity plate requests were turned down for being offensive, profane or too difficult to read.

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- A new state law regulates the use of AI when making hires.

- There is hope a potentially fatal virus for horses may be slowing.