Blackhawks number one in license plate program

Posted on September 22, 2020
So far, 19,514 Chicago Blackhawks plates have been sold. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – Here come the Hawks!

Chicago’s National Hockey League franchise was not a big winner on the ice this season but remains a leader on the roadways. The Illinois Secretary of State’s professional sports license plate program still has the Hawks as number one, with almost 20,000 pairs of plates out there. That’s 2,000 ahead of the White Sox.

Then come the Cubs and Bears, and then the St Louis Cardinals and Bulls, the last two with about 2,900 sets each.

The secretary of state’s office says each set sends $25 to a public education fund, $11.2 million since the state began offering the pro sports plates.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected]

BLACKHAWKS 19,514

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 17,514

CHICAGO CUBS 13,049

CHICAGO BEARS 7,866

ST LOUIS CARDINALS 2,925

CHICAGO BULLS 2,913

TOTAL 63,781

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