Can someone with a mental illness and on medications get a gun legally in illinois?

Question

All it says on the FOID card site is that you can't get one if you've been in an institution in the past 5 years.

Answer 1

You may - however it is standard practice for LE to have your FOID card revoked if you have an episode that requires treatment.  This is done routinely and is done easily by the State Police