David59 Posted October 29, 2017 at 03:10 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 03:10 PM http://www.idot.illinois.gov/travel-information/roadway-information/Rest-Areas-and-Welcome-Centers/index The state of Illinois has a survey asking how they can improve rest areas. One of the questions allows you to add a comment. I asked for the law to be changed to allow a person with a carry permit to be able to carry in a rest area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chargermick Posted October 29, 2017 at 03:31 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 03:31 PM I did the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallbore Posted October 29, 2017 at 05:14 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 05:14 PM A uear ago i stoped in at several I57 rest areas. None were posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDuty Posted October 29, 2017 at 05:31 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 05:31 PM A uear ago i stoped in at several I57 rest areas. None were posted.They’re still prohibited by statute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldMarineVet Posted October 29, 2017 at 05:54 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 05:54 PM completed survey with comments for CCL holders to be armed in rest area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vstar Posted October 29, 2017 at 06:56 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 06:56 PM done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadyRunner Posted October 29, 2017 at 08:42 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 08:42 PM Did the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFA Posted October 29, 2017 at 09:20 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 09:20 PM Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaKoncepts aka CGS Posted October 29, 2017 at 09:40 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 09:40 PM Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagt48 Posted October 29, 2017 at 09:46 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 09:46 PM I did as well. We will see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richp Posted October 29, 2017 at 10:07 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 10:07 PM Hi, I did it, and specifically mentioned lifting the carry restrictions. But my general cynicism suggests that this is window dressing, and they will do what will put money in the pockets of cronies. FWIW. Rich Phillips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterestedBystander Posted October 29, 2017 at 11:01 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 11:01 PM I don't expect them to push for concealed carry regardless of the number of comments they get, but it can't hurt I suppose as the bill for that has just been sitting. I've stopped at a few in IL and they are mostly ok for a bathroom and stretch break, but they aren't as nice as the ones I recall stopping in travelling through IN, although it has been a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchenryill Posted October 29, 2017 at 11:05 PM Share Posted October 29, 2017 at 11:05 PM Did it, but believe as previously mentioned, just window dressing. Just trying to make people feel the state is concerned with our wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockman Posted October 30, 2017 at 12:31 AM Share Posted October 30, 2017 at 12:31 AM A uear ago i stoped in at several I57 rest areas. None were posted. They’re still prohibited by statute. The official sign is the only thing I accept as giving me legal notice that I am persona non grata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnyb82 Posted October 30, 2017 at 01:30 AM Share Posted October 30, 2017 at 01:30 AM Yea I took their "survey." Reminds me of a Cheri Bustos survey. "What do you want me to do?" then proceeds to ignore my requests (not like I'm the only constituent, but still....I'm the only one who wants her to do X? I HIGHLY doubt it). "What can we do for you? Oh, except that thing. And that other thing? Nope, can't do that either." I believe this is somewhat relevant. ISP and Henry County SO arrested some trucker on 10/18 for discharging a firearm into the ground outside of a rest area off of 74W not too far from me. http://wqad.com/2017/10/19/truck-driver-arrested-for-firing-gun-at-illinois-rest-stop/ Sent from my VS987 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oohrah Posted October 30, 2017 at 02:32 AM Share Posted October 30, 2017 at 02:32 AM A uear ago i stoped in at several I57 rest areas. None were posted. They’re still prohibited by statute.The official sign is the only thing I accept as giving me legal notice that I am persona non grata. I just finished a five day visit to Cook county, enjoying my new CCL privileges, and carried everywhere, and did not see one gun sign, valid or not, except at a rest area on I-57. I get the impression that the general private business population is clueless or doesn't care. I don't recall seeing any signs. (I did not have occasion to visit any statutorily prohibited areas.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwing Posted October 30, 2017 at 01:10 PM Share Posted October 30, 2017 at 01:10 PM The survey is closed already. At least a few people got their input in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith44 Posted October 30, 2017 at 04:46 PM Share Posted October 30, 2017 at 04:46 PM Filled out the survey yesterday and made the comment about thre lack of concealed carry at the rest areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipshot Percussion Posted October 30, 2017 at 04:58 PM Share Posted October 30, 2017 at 04:58 PM The survey is closed already. At least a few people got their input in.Thanks... I thought I was getting stupid in my old age as I couldn't find the survey at the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterestedBystander Posted October 30, 2017 at 05:12 PM Share Posted October 30, 2017 at 05:12 PM full story at link http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171028/illinois-gets-4500-responses-to-rest-area-survey Illinois gets 4,500 responses to rest-area survey CHICAGO — Illinois has received nearly 4,500 responses to its public survey asking about highway rest areas in less than two weeks. The Illinois Department of Transportation launched the public survey to get feedback because the agency is considering how to rehab or possibly close some of those rest areas, the Chicago Tribune reported. “Many of our rest areas have reached a point where it’s time to evaluate their future,” Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn said. The survey is part of a comprehensive rest area study that analyzes the existing system, IDOT spokeswoman Gianna Urgo said. A timeline of when rest stops may be rehabilitated won’t be determined until the entire study is completed, she said. The study will also look at costs of maintaining the rest areas compared to the services they provide. “Once the data has been collected and analyzed, strategies can be made about the future of the rest area system,” Urgo said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa Posted October 30, 2017 at 05:57 PM Share Posted October 30, 2017 at 05:57 PM The state is b-r-o-k-e !!! They will be closing a bunch of these rest areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterestedBystander Posted October 30, 2017 at 07:28 PM Share Posted October 30, 2017 at 07:28 PM The state is b-r-o-k-e !!! They will be closing a bunch of these rest areas. or letting them go private Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDuty Posted October 31, 2017 at 12:36 AM Share Posted October 31, 2017 at 12:36 AM A uear ago i stoped in at several I57 rest areas. None were posted. They’re still prohibited by statute.The official sign is the only thing I accept as giving me legal notice that I am persona non grata.You still have a responsibility to know where is prohibited by statute. Not the kind of press we want or need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackersmacker Posted October 31, 2017 at 01:18 AM Share Posted October 31, 2017 at 01:18 AM A uear ago i stoped in at several I57 rest areas. None were posted. They’re still prohibited by statute.The official sign is the only thing I accept as giving me legal notice that I am persona non grata.You still have a responsibility to know where is prohibited by statute. Not the kind of press we want or need. Getting robbed, shot, beat up, stabbed etc at a rest stop in the middle of the night is not what we want or need either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glock23 Posted October 31, 2017 at 01:22 AM Share Posted October 31, 2017 at 01:22 AM You still have a responsibility to know where is prohibited by statute. Not the kind of press we want or need. There are a lot of behind the scenes dots to connect in order to make the case that rest areas are statutorily prohibited, as they're not specifically called out in the FCCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTX63 Posted October 31, 2017 at 01:12 PM Share Posted October 31, 2017 at 01:12 PM One suggestion would be to reopen the rest stops currently shut down and overgrown with brush, weeds, debris and broken concrete. They'd have to lay off firefighters and LEOs to accomplish that since property owners refuse to pass further tax hikes and pay their "fair share". I don't recall the rest stops in Missouri, however I do recall the ones in Indiana, Ky and Tenn as modern, clean and occasionally staffed with more than one person. There was no comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Observer Posted October 31, 2017 at 01:54 PM Share Posted October 31, 2017 at 01:54 PM You still have a responsibility to know where is prohibited by statute. Not the kind of press we want or need.There are a lot of behind the scenes dots to connect in order to make the case that rest areas are statutorily prohibited, as they're not specifically called out in the FCCA. Most are probably referring to this as including the Department of Transportation, which is under the control of the Secretary of Transportation. I cannot find anything that specifically states that IDOT falls under either branch. Sec 65 (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or trail in a park regulated by the Department of Natural Resources or any other designated public hunting area or building where firearm possession is permitted as established by the Department of Natural Resources under Section 1.8 of the Wildlife Code. Others may also reason that, since bills have been introduced to statutorily allow CC in IDOT rest areas, they are included in statutory GFZs now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDuty Posted October 31, 2017 at 02:28 PM Share Posted October 31, 2017 at 02:28 PM You still have a responsibility to know where is prohibited by statute. Not the kind of press we want or need. There are a lot of behind the scenes dots to connect in order to make the case that rest areas are statutorily prohibited, as they're not specifically called out in the FCCA. Most are probably referring to this as including the Department of Transportation, which is under the control of the Secretary of Transportation. I cannot find anything that specifically states that IDOT falls under either branch. Sec 65 (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or trail in a park regulated by the Department of Natural Resources or any other designated public hunting area or building where firearm possession is permitted as established by the Department of Natural Resources under Section 1.8 of the Wildlife Code. Others may also reason that, since bills have been introduced to statutorily allow CC in IDOT rest areas, they are included in statutory GFZs now.This. Sucks, but the way to address this is with legislation, not pretending we don’t know about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumgod Posted October 31, 2017 at 02:54 PM Share Posted October 31, 2017 at 02:54 PM A uear ago i stoped in at several I57 rest areas. None were posted.They’re still prohibited by statute. They must not have been official rest areas otherwise they would have been posted as required by the same statute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted October 31, 2017 at 06:33 PM Share Posted October 31, 2017 at 06:33 PM Do rest stops include the tollway oasis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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