Gov. JB Pritzker signed SB 1899, a measure that allows first-time, nonviolent offenders charged with low-level gun possession to apply for a FOID card while in a court-approved diversion program. Cook ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A plan in Springfield could allow anyone charged with their first weapon-related offense to apply for a FOID card while they participate in a pretrial diversion program.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- New legislation introduced late Wednesday afternoon in Springfield would, for the first time, require gun owners to be fingerprinted. Under the proposal, a Firearm Owners ...

The Illinois Attorney General’s Office has charged an Aurora man with felony forgery and falsifying information on a Firearm Owners Identification card application he submitted to the Illinois State ...

State police say that's because 70,000 applications have piled up in their outsource processing center - and that's because there are only four state workers doing background checks. The I-Team has ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Sangamon County Judge Jennie Ascher ruled Tuesday that the firearm owners identification (FOID) card is constitutional. Guns Save Life Founder John Boch filed a lawsuit ...

Illinois State Police received 28,000 applications for Firearms Owner Identification cards in April, and are dealing with a record number of applications, according to CBS Chicago. The April ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Starting this month everyone who legally owns an assault rifle in Illinois has to register it with the state. The Protect Illinois Communities Act regulates the sale of assault ...