Where a Licensee May Not Carry
430 ILCS 66/65 — schools, courthouses, hospitals, transit, parks, bars and more, with posted signs 4 inches by 6
- Schools, preschools and child care facilities, with their property and parking areas.
- Courthouses, and buildings under the control of local government or of executive or legislative officers.
- Jails and prisons, hospitals and mental health facilities.
- Any bus, train or transportation paid for with public funds, and its buildings and property.
- An establishment serving alcohol where more than 50% of its gross receipts come from alcohol sales.
- Public playgrounds, parks and athletic facilities, public libraries, airports, amusement parks, zoos and museums, stadiums, and gaming facilities.
- Any area where firearms are prohibited under federal law.
Who handles this in Illinois: Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Lawyer Finder; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Illinois directory.
The owner of private property of any type may prohibit concealed firearms on it, and must post a sign saying so unless the property is a private residence. The signs are of a uniform design set by the Illinois State Police, 4 inches by 6 inches.
The parking area. Except where federal law or the nuclear facility rule applies, a licensee may carry a concealed firearm within a vehicle into a prohibited location's parking area and store it in a case in the locked vehicle, out of plain view. A glove compartment or console that completely encloses it counts as a case.
Sources for this section (1)
- 430 ILCS 66/65 — Prohibited areas
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Illinois attorney.