| WHERE CAN I CARRY A CONCEALED FIREARM IN ILLINOIS? | Carry in bars/restaurants that serve alcohol? You may not concealed carry in any building, real property or parking area under the control of an establishment that serves alcohol on its premises, if more than 50% of the establishment’s gross receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale of alcohol. Carry in my vehicle without a permit/license? No.Carry in roadside rest areas? No.Carry in state/national parks, state/national forests, and WMAs? Yes.Carry in places of worship? There is no State statute prohibiting concealed carry in places of worship. However, since places of worship are private property, they may post signs prohibiting firearms.Carry on public transportation? No. |
| WHERE CAN’T I CARRY A CONCEALED FIREARM IN ILLINOIS?Places off-limits even with a permit/license | School and school-related activity transportation [720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-1];Any building, real property, and parking area (except a permittee may carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicle’s trunk) under the control of an:Elementary school, secondary school, pre-school, child-care facility, colleges and universities and in a vehicle on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school; Any stadium, arena, or the real property or parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any collegiate or professional sporting event;Officer of the executive or legislative branch of state government (other than the IL DNR); Hospital, mental health facility, nursing home; Adult or juvenile detention or correctional institution, prison, jail; Public transportation facility; Establishment where more than 50 percent of sales are from alcohol; Gaming facility; Public library; Airport, including both commercial and charter aircraft [720 ILCS 5/29D-35.1]; Amusement park, zoo, museum; andPrivate property that is clearly and conspicuously posted;Public playgrounds, parks and athletic facilities (except on trails or bikeways); Courts; Local government buildings;Public transportation, transportation facilities; Public gatherings or special events open to the public; Locations that have been issued special liquor licenses or special use permits; Cook County Forest Preserve property (based on a lawsuit, the Court issued a temporary stay on enforcement of this policy for a period of six months, which has now been extended until June 8, 2022);Nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Private property that is clearly and conspicuously posted; andAny place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law.[430 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 66/65]. |
