Did you leave Indiana for the cimmunista state of IL? I always carried when I lived in IN (and now in MI). All you have to do in IN for a concealed carry license is go to the local Sheriffs office, fill out the form, get finger printed and pay the $25 fee. It was $25 the last time I had to pay it.
IN is a "shall issue" state. No training required for concealed carry. Michigan is different and requires a training course and $160 fee.
Unless they changed the laws in IL no law abiding citizen outside law enforcement or those connected to some powerful public office will ever be able to carry concealed for personal protection. They are the only state in the US that will not not allow it's citizens to carry concealed. Those anti-American pricks.
For 9 years I drove through the Chicago South Side ghettos to get to work at Midway Airport and I always had protection. For those of you who have never had the experience of driving through the Chicago ghettos it's a real monument to that particular culture.
I never got stopped by the CPD driving through there beacause as a rule they avoid stopping vehicles in the ghetto for routine traffic stops. It's just too dangerous. I learned that from a couple of the CPD guys I knew from the airport detachment.