# Travelling to and through Illinois
**URL:** https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/travelling-to-and-through-illinois/91812
**Category:** Reciprocity
**Created:** [May 20, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/travelling-to-and-through-illinois/91812 "2023-05-20T01:58:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@BSGRaso71](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/BSGRaso71)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/travelling-to-and-through-illinois/91812/1 "2023-05-20T01:58:48Z")
I live in southern Wisconsin and have family in Illinois. How do I travel though the state while armed and if I stop to visit while armed. I know we have no reciprocity with Illinois but I get conflicting information on how to travel through and within the state.
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### Author:  [@deactivated](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/deactivated)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/travelling-to-and-through-illinois/91812/2 "2023-05-20T02:08:21Z")
Hi [BSGRaso71](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/BSGRaso71). You have a “gift of gab”. I wish there was more reciprocity.
Since we’re on a public forum, I always am careful what I post, in the meantime … I fear God and “The long arm of the law”, plus my Mom.
My impression: Just before you get to the border, unload it, lock in a steel box, locked to the inners of the vehicle, store ammo separate and locked as well similarly.
Not saying I agree or disagree, just what I read:
“ NON-RESIDENT PERMITTING?
Does Illinois issue concealed carry licenses to non-residents?
Yes, but only residents of states or territories of the United States that have laws substantially similar to the requirements to obtain a license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act are eligible. Currently, the only states considered to be substantially similar are Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, Nevada, Texas and Virginia. ”
Source: [https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw\_reciprocity\_map/il-gun-laws/](https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/il-gun-laws/)
Brochure: [https://dnr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dnr/hunting/documents/transportyourfirearmlegally.pdf](https://dnr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dnr/hunting/documents/transportyourfirearmlegally.pdf)
ILL memo:
[https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Constitutional\_Carry\_August\_2018.pdf](https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Constitutional_Carry_August_2018.pdf)
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### Author:  [@Nathan57](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Nathan57)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/travelling-to-and-through-illinois/91812/3 "2023-05-20T15:35:28Z")
[https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw\_reciprocity\_map/il-gun-laws/](https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/il-gun-laws/)
CARRY IN VEHICLE?
Can you carry a concealed handgun in a vehicle in Illinois?
Yes, anyone with an Illinois CCL may keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm on or about his or her person. **_Non-residents may transport a loaded concealed handgun in a vehicle if they are in possession of a valid CCW permit from their home state_.** Non-residents from states that allow for either concealed and/or open carry without a license are not required to produce a license provided they are;
- Not prohibited under federal law; and
- They are eligible to carry in their home state.
[[430 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 66/10(h)](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3497&ChapterID=39) and [Illinois State Police Law Bulletin – August 2018](https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Constitutional_Carry_August_2018.pdf)]
If non-residents leave their vehicles unattended, they must store the firearm within a locked vehicle or locked container within the vehicle. The firearm (and any ammunition):
- Must be stored out of plain view within the vehicle; and
- May be carried in the immediate area surrounding the vehicle only for the limited purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicle’s trunk.
[[430 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 66/40(e)](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3497&ChapterID=39)].
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To reiterate: **Non-residents may transport a loaded concealed handgun in a vehicle if they are in possession of a valid CCW permit from their home state**