Wrong no-gun sign at Advocate Health Care

What's wrong with the no-guns sign at Advocate Health Care in Wauconda?

As businesses rush to post their premises against the concealed carry of firearms, some will rush too quickly. As did Advocate Health Care in Wauconda (and probably system-wide).

A friend of the Woodstock Advocate provided me with a photo of the new sign on the door at Advocate. The first problem is that it is much larger than the 4"x6" sign approved by the Illinois State Police. The next problem is that it reads, "NO FIREARMS ALLOWED ON ADVOCATE PROPERTY. Carry of a firearm (loaded or unloaded) onto Advocate property is prohibited by law. (Public Act 98-0063 Section 65a-7). Advocate Health Care"

What's the problem? It does not conform to the signage approved by the Illinois State Police. To view approved signage, go to isp.state.il.us and then click on Concealed Carry (right side) and then on Signage Information (left side). Signs must be a certain size and not contain extraneous wording. Further, it is the Statute that is to be published on the sign, not the Public Act.

Does that mean this sign is meaningless? If you are armed, can you just walk right past the sign? After all, the premises are not properly (legally) posted.

The practice manager was very polite and friendly, when I called about it this afternoon. She spotted right away, when she went to the ISP website, that the sign is non-conforming.

Of course, decisions are made elsewhere. I'm sure the sign was created at the Advocate corporate level (at considerable expense, maybe? a rush job?) and shipped to her office, with orders to post it.