The College of Lake County board of trustees this past week passed a new gun policy prohibiting anyone but sworn police officers from carrying a firearm on college-owned or controlled property.
The action was taken during the board’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting.
Under the new policy, enacted to comply with Illinois’ Firearm Concealed Carry Act, anyone with a concealed carry license coming to the Grayslake or Southlake campus in Vernon Hills must store their weapon, unloaded, in a secure case or locked container out of plain view in their parked vehicle.
At the Lakeshore campus in Waukegan, where CLC does not own a parking facility, those with a concealed carry license must comply with the laws and regulations of the city, but as at the Grayslake and Southlake campuses, they cannot carry a weapon on campus.
“The new policy applies to everyone coming to our facilities—whether employees, students or visitors, and it is consistent with what other schools are doing to protect the safety of their campuses,” said CLC Board Chairman Amanda Howland following the meeting.
Source: College of Lake County press release
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