All, I am moving to Illinois in Feb/Mar. I currently live in North Carolina and have a concealed permit for the state of North Carolina. I will still have my residence in NC, but since IL is one of the few states that doesn't allow me to carry there I have to go down the road of both FOID and CCL. So I have a few questions. 1. Until I receive either, can I have my firearms in my house? 2. What about on my person while on my 5 acre property? 3. Is there a period of time that I have to reside in IL prior to applying? 4. Is there anything that I can/should do now to speed up the process? 5. Can I leverage the fact that I have a NC permit or is it the same process as anyone else applying? I am reading up on IL and much of it from this site, but any information that may help me lessen the gap of possession and/or carry is much appreciated.