Where in IL are you having issues?
I live in the Barrington area and take my car everywhere. Never had any issues. Always people who give me thumbs up or take pictures though.
I'm in Central IL. I'm pretty sure the kid put the pen in my filler neck while I had the car parked in Peoria. Peoria is the "melting ***" of IL, so you get a little bit of everything around here. I work well outside of any town, so kids can't really mess with the car when I'm at work.