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{"source_url": "https://www.illinoispolicy.org", "url": "https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-license-plate-sticker-will-be-among-most-expensive-in-the-nation/", "title": "Illinois license plate sticker will be among most expensive in the nation", "top_image": "https://files.illinoispolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/traffic-1024x768.jpg", "meta_img": "https://files.illinoispolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/traffic-1024x768.jpg", "images": ["https://files.illinoispolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3A4A9069-100x100.jpg", "https://files.illinoispolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3A4A90651-100x100.jpg", "https://files.illinoispolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/illinois-vehicle-registration-01.png", "https://files.illinoispolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/traffic-1024x768.jpg", "https://files.illinoispolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/illinois-raising-fees-01.png", "https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=725704230822338&ev=PageView&noscript=1", "https://files.illinoispolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/top-25-car-registration-01.png"], "movies": [], "text": "Illinois license plate sticker will be among most expensive in the nation\n\nIllinois license plate sticker will be among most expensive in the nation\n\nIllinoisans will be paying among the nation\u2019s highest vehicle registration fees as part of a $45 billion infrastructure proposal pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the General Assembly.\n\nIllinois drivers will pay the nation\u2019s highest base fee and fifth highest overall fee for vehicle registration to help fund Gov. J.B. Pritzker\u2019s $45 billion infrastructure plan.\n\nThe General Assembly passed the infrastructure proposal June 2, and Pritzker is expected to sign it. The legislation also includes a doubled gas tax expected to cost a family with two cars $300 more a year.\n\nUnder the proposal, Illinois drivers of standard vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or less will see registration fees jump from $98 to $148 in 2020.\n\nAll other large vehicles, including trailers and buses, will see registration fee increases of $100. The registration on electronic vehicles will increase from $35 every two years to $248 every year. Motorcycles will not see a change in the $38 registration cost.\n\nIllinois\u2019 registration fee will be substantially higher than other states\u2019 fees. Among neighboring states, Illinois is the only one to charge a flat rate over $100 for registration.\n\nIllinois Policy Institute research showed no other state charges residents a base fee as high as Illinois. However, some states use a formula based on factors such as age, weight, and value to determine renewal fees, meaning some of their residents may pay more than Illinois residents for the same vehicle. For example, Iowa charges drivers $0.40 for every 100 pounds a passenger vehicle weighs multiplied by a percentage of the list price of the vehicle, which depends on its age. Other states such as Florida charge their residents a large tax the first time they register a vehicle, and then impose small age-related fees in the following years.\n\nThe Institute based calculations on a standard sedan weighing about 2,500 pounds that was sold in 2018 at a value of about $20,000 to determine fees in states with variable rates. The calculations showed that Illinois still has the fifth-largest vehicle registration fee in the nation, even when comparing it to drivers in other states who are registering a newer, lighter car.\n\nIllinois in 2019 was again ranked as having the nation\u2019s highest overall tax burden, at just shy of 15% of median household income. Adding another superlative by having Illinois residents pay the nation\u2019s highest base vehicle registration fees is another reason for drivers to head for the state line and keep on going, just like 313 people a day on average have chosen to do for the past five years.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": [""], "tags": [], "authors": [], "publish_date": "Thu Jun 27 16:04:47 2019", "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "Illinoisans will be paying among the nation\u2019s highest vehicle registration fees as part of a $45 billion infrastructure proposal pushed by Gov. J.B. 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