I don’t think a 5 year break from school is a negative. Have you worked at all? That’s a perfectly reasonable way for an adult to spend their time. I don’t believe the 5 year gap will be your issue. The challenge for you will be showing selective schools that you have the track record to succeed. Taking frequent breaks, less than a full course load of 100- and 200- level courses, and coming away with a 3.2 GPA are things that will make it difficult to get into a top 70 university.
Transfers and OOS residents don’t get much aid, so your first challenge may be funding. If finances aren’t an issue, I’d enroll in a cc for a degree. There are plenty of great cc’s. Attending one will show you’re ready to do the work, and getting a degree will package up all your previous credits. It doesn’t matter how many credits you have for the cc’s I’m familiar with. I’ve attended 5 universities and have a bachelor’s degree. I enrolled in a cc to get the credits I need to apply to a master’s program, and they didn’t care how many credits I had. I’m not familiar with IL colleges, but you can call your local cc to ask their transfer policies.