If you have a current Illinois CCL, you can carry your firearm concealed pretty much anywhere unless the property explicitly prohibits the carrying of pistols as well as the following pistol free zones:

Pistol-free zones

The following areas will prohibit the carrying of a concealed weapon in Illinois:

1. Schools:secondary, and pre-schools and child

   care facilities (Operators of a child

   care facility may possess a firearm, but

   must keep it in a locked container any

   time a child is present in the home)

   2) State property, including the executive,

   legislative and judicial branches

   (except designated hunting areas or

   buildings where firearms are permitted

   by the Dept. of Natural Resources)

   3) Correctional Institutions: prisons, jails or other correctional institutions, adult or juvenile detention centers.

   4) Hospitals: nursing homes, mental health facilities

   5) Buses: transportation, as well as buildings,

   property or parking lots under the

   control of a public transportation

   facility

   6) Bars: Any establishment that serves alcohol, if more than 50% of its gross receipts are from the sale of alcohol)

   7) Public gatherings: Special events on property open to the public that requires a permit issued by a unit of local government (street fairs, “taste of” events, festivals, etc.) or any Special Event Retailers License for the sale of alcohol.

   8) Public Playgrounds: Parks, athletic fields under the control of a city or park district (does not include a trail or bike path, if only a portion of the trail or bike path includes a public park.

   9) Property under control of the Cook County Forest Preserve District

   10) Public and private universities: colleges and community colleges, including classrooms, athletic venues, hospitals, laboratories, performance halls and galleries, as well as parking areas, sidewalks and common areas.

   11) Gaming facilities: horse racing tracks and off-track betting parlors

   12) College and professional sports facilities

   13) Libraries

   14) Airports

   15) Amusement parks

   16) Zoos and museums

   17) Nuclear power plants or other facilities

   regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory

   Commission (no vehicle “safe haven”)

   18) Any area where firearms are prohibited

   by federal law (no vehicle “safe

   haven”)

    

    

“Premises”  includes the parking areas of the places listed above as per Illinois statutes.  If you are ever in doubt, it is always best to err in the side of caution and to contain your pistol in a secured container.

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