Here in Chicago/ IL it is required, I was pulled over by a pretty cool north suburban cop who gave me a warning and hinted that I at least keep it showing in the front wind shield and this is after I kind of snapped at him because I was heading to a friends funeral (motorcycle accident) and a forest preserve cop (yeah I know) who waited till I got in the car in the parking lot of a golf course and then had to turn on his lights and make a spectacle of everything in front of everyone. As he was ending his lecture on why front plates were required, I turned my car back on, which caused the radar detector to blare over his blah speech and I just asked him if we were done and as soon as he gave me the word I rolled up my window and drove off while he stood there....... If you're going to give me a ticket, stick it on my window and leave. As for Chicago cops, not sure, but with the city and state in a budget crisis, I would not doubt if a you find a ticket on your window when you come back to your car.......
One last thing, the ticket the Forest Preserve Cop gave me wasn't a pay fine, it was a "take a day off of work to show up in court" ticket. Basically I had to go up in front of a judge and show him I put one on.......
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