Dec. 31—Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, upon a Firearms Transaction Inquiry Program (FTIP) approval, the Illinois State Police (ISP) will automatically renew a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Aug. 17 signed legislation that gives gun owners a 60-day grace period to keep their Firearms Owners Identification Card active while their renewal ...

Earlier this year, it was taking police more than six months to process renewals. Now, ISP says they're being processed in 38 days. They credit the implementation of a streamlined process, as well as ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There are new complaints about Illinois' firearm ID, or FOID, cards, this time from a woman in Calumet City who said after waiting nearly a year for her credentials, only to get a ...

Illinois struggles to keep up with FOID card and concealed carry waitlists. State representative Tony McCombie says there were over 350,000 new FOID card applicants last year, not including those ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) -- As of January 1, 2023, Illinois State Police will automatically renew a person’s Firearm Owner’s Identification Card (FOID) as long as you have a full set of fingerprints on file.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois State Police said they have made progress on the FOID card backlog that has been a problem for over a year now. Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said ...

State police say they have made progress on reducing a backlog of gun ownership renewal applications in Illinois. FOID — or firearm owners identification — card applications skyrocketed 167% from 2017 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The push to modernize Firearms Owner Identification cards in Illinois is underway. Legislation in both Illinois' House and Senate will address existing issues with the FOID ...

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QUAD CITIES, Illinois (KWQC) - An increase in gun sales has created longer wait times for Firearm Owner Identification cards in Illinois. According to state law, it should take no more than 30 days ...