Carrier Mills offers specialty plates for sesquicentennial

The village of Carrier Mills is celebrating its sesquicentennial - 150th anniversary - in 2022, and the Illinois Secretary of State has approved a specialty plate that commemorates the event.

A local graphics company helped with the design. The plates went on sale Tuesday (2/22/22) at 2:22 p.m.

Orders must be placed in person at the Carrier Mills Water Office, 101 N. Mill St. in Carrier Mills. The cost is $25 for a pair of plates, which will be delivered in time for the sesquicentennial celebration in September.

Make sure to bring your driver's license and current registration for the vehicle the plates will be displayed on.

"This is good way to commemorate the anniversary and it is something that has never been done before," said Carrier Mills Village President Tracy Felty.

The village used a combination of the school colors and the village logo of the original mill.

Orders will be taken until May 20, so they can be placed in time to receive the plates in time for the celebration, which begins Sept. 22.