Going to have to be a major change, as "substantially similar" isn't about reciprocity. There is no reciprocity or recognition possible without a new section of the law, other than the existing limited in-vehicle carry provision for non-residents.
The "substantially similar" clause is used via tortured and torturous regulatory interpretation to deny the ability of most non-residents to even apply for an IL license.
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You're correct. Reciprocity is so far from reality, I squirreled it up with non-resident applications.
I know from previous CC bills that we wrote, the substantially similar part was to apply to
reciprocity...The Madigan crew kept the wording but applied it to non-resident applications which makes NO sense since non-residents are required to meet the EXACT same requirements as IL residents! It shouldn't matter what the requirements are in their home state!