It's going to cost a little more to renew your license plate beginning in January.
Governor Pat Quinn signed a law raising the license plate fee by two dollars; bringing the total up to 101 dollars for most passenger vehicles. The money raised will help fund maintenance and improvement projects at state parks.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller says they have a huge list of repairs that need to be tackled. The estimated cost of the deferred maintenance tops $750 Million statewide. Miller says DNR has suffered big budget cuts over the past decade. This fee increase is expected to raise between $18 and $22 million.
