After years of delays, the Illinois secretary of state’s office announced Nov. 16, 2023, that new license plates with monarch butterfly decals will be available.

After seven years in the making, the state has unveiled the monarch butterfly decal license plate. Proceeds from the decals will benefit the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Monarch ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The monarch butterfly specialty license plate is now available for issue, seven years after it was approved by the Illinois General Assembly. Those who paid a $10 deposit in ...

After a seven-year delay, Illinoisans can finally get their hands on the long-awaited Monarch Butterfly Specialty License Plate, which will support the conservation of the endangered species.

The seven-year wait has ended for around 2,000 Illinois residents who placed an order for the state’s monarch butterfly specialty license plate. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on ...

SPRINGFIELD — The monarch butterfly — the official state insect — has been leaving Illinois, but lawmakers are trying to reverse the pattern. Legislation creating a special license plate was ...