The ISP was telling cops not to obtain FCCL's, and that their exemption as LE under UUW would be negated.
Funny, as that sounds a lot like legal advice - something the ISP has repeatedly said they don't/won't provide - and it's wrong to boot, especially since 720 ILCS 5/24-2 (a) exempts "Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer", while 720 ILCS 5/24-2 (a-5) provides a separate and distinctly different exemption for "any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver, or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of the commission of the offense.".
But it's not the first time the appointed progs have experimented with social engineering via official channels. Note the "representing" category on these witness slips supporting the then-governor's veto that stripped our CCW law:
Lieutenant Darrin Clark and Sergeant John Thompson are appointed "Legislative Liaisons". FWIW Thompson lied under oath during the veto override hearings.
Ms. Bond and Ms. Trame were the Chief Legal Counsel and Chief of Staff - both gubernatorially appointed positions.
At least they're historically consistent, considering that the same agency used to offer this advice - until it became the subject of mockery from other states: