Got FL CCW in 2010 and Utah CCW in 2013 (reciprocity in WI). Filed the IL paperwork electronically first week of January. Supposedly, 90 days is expected time we will receive the permits; I’ll believe it when I see it.
My only issue is that I had to download Java to use the State Police website. Since I wasn’t willing to do so due to concerns about Java, I used the PC at a friend’s office to file.
Congratulations to you and your wife. I was able to enlist 16 Chicagoans and 10 suburbanites, including 3 women, to join our ranks.
Most of the guys I work with have been through, or are going through the process. I've taken two to the range to help them get comfortable with different weapons to encourage them to get their CCW.
I'm working on my youngest brother trying to get him to get his CCW. He works the graveyard shift as a hospital pharmacist in a relatively rural area. Bad things happen in the middle of the night when you're on the road to/from work and I just want him to be able to protect himself.