I am a retired Military Veteran that earned a ILLINOIS CCL Permit along with a Utah Non-Resident Permit back in 2017. As fate has it I developed Cancer due to exposure during the Gulf War. My Permits expired as I endured months of Grueling treatments. Meanwhile as my renewal dates approached, my Home State of Illinois decided to combine the Firearms Owners ID card and the Illinois State Police CCL Permit into one card. Makes sense right? Meanwhile as I am coming back from the edge, I now have qualified for ILLINOIS, UTAH, FLORIDA, NEW HAMSHIRE, and PENNSYVANIA, with MARYLAND, CALIFORNIA, Massachusetts, and CONNECTIC in process. Most of the States Ive mention show up in Red for My State or do not accept Permits from other States. The Combo card has made it so that many States and Sheriffs staff have told me that ILLINOIS has a FOID Card and not a CCL. Sometimes out side sets of eyes can see things we sometimes miss. Its the way the Header remains the same on our FOID card and the CCL is in small letters below that. Florida has a perfect header on Thier card. So far, I have yet to be denied a permit, but itâs coming. This is my way of coming back better, having to Travel and pay for IN Person training. Retirees can do fun stuff like this !
Greetings, Jimmy_Lee, welcome to the community. More importantly, thank you ever so much for your service & sacrifice. It sounds like youâre doing better and I truly hope that is the case and that you continue to do so.
Take care & be well
I really appreciate your kind words! Your comments mean a lot to me!
As a vet myself, i hate hearing about what your going through. Hopefully your on the uphill side of things.
You guys need to get rid of chitcago and life will be easier.
Welcome to the forum, thanks for your service and nice to hear you are making a come back.
Welcome and thank you for your service. Retired here also, USN. I was also deployed twice to the Persian Gulf.
Welcome @Jimmy_Lee1, you are a true hero in my eyes. I live in Utah and have a Utah permit, not sure how permits from other states would effect the issue of a Utah card, Iâll have to read up on thatâŠ
Welcome to the FOLD Warrior,
You are right where youâre suppose to be.
Sorry to hear of your Health troubles
May God Bless and Keep you.
Stay Frosty,
WWG1WGA
NCSWIC
Welcome Jimmy_Lee1. By coincidence, I ended up with four permit cards, from four different states. I work in healthcare.
Curious, are you good with the final outcomes of the permits you have, happy with them, or any specific questions you have for the group? I realize it can be âred rapeâ, wondering if you were able to apply for the renewals? Or do you still need to sort it out? As some of us here had similar experiences in the past.
Not sure if your card or process is different for military, but civilians in IL will have the word âCCL Yesâ in the upper right hand corner of their card. Thatâs how other states will know, or they can look it up in their database, or they can call IL police.
In IL, âYour Illinois driverâs license is linked to your Illinois concealed carry license. Therefore, a law enforcement officer will be notified immediately that you are a concealed carry license holder if they run your driverâs license;â per USCCA.
Best to you. 
Welcome aboard.
Notice upper right, under the gold stripe. The âIndicatorâ will be Y, Yes, CCL or No, N. You have to go to the ISP portal to find the expiration date and apply for renewal.
Thank you for your service brother! I was in Desert Storm and we should have shut them down way back then but thatâs another topic for another day. Iâm just curious, as I try to never go to states or businesses that ban the 2A, but do you have to have a permit to OWN a firearm in IL?? Sounds as unconstitutional as it gets if thatâs the case!
Yes welcome and thank you for your service from a service guy.
In Illinois you are required to have a âFOIDâ card to possess or purchase a firearm or ammunition. The battle has been fought for many years and while the district court has agreed it is unconstitutional the Illinois Supreme Court keeps upholding its legality. The fight continues!
Mi isnt far behind IL
@Jimmy_Lee1 Welcome to the community, and thank you for your service as we Veterans are proud to serve to protect our Freedom while we all came as strangers not knowing each other, but came out together at the end as brothers (VETERAN BROTHERS FOREVER)!. Hopefully that you are rebounding back to health.
Correct. After you find your renewal dates, write them on the back of your card with a sharpie.
Good idea! Keep in mind that your FOID self extends when you buy a gun but the CCW stays the same!
My FOID is good till 2034 but CCW expires in 2028