Illinois FOID card application: Here's what's behind delays. By Samantha Chatman. Tuesday, August 18, 2020. If you applied for a Firearm Owner's Identification card, or FOID card, you might be ...

People charged with their first weapon-related offense could soon have the ability to apply for a FOID card while they ...

Illinois saw a tremendous spike in applications for the FOID card over the last year, ... Illinois residents must have a [FOID card], ... They received my application and money on Dec. 10. 2019. ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Many people continue to say they are waiting for either their FOID card or concealed carry license. Illinois State Police administers the credentials. According to their latest ...

Nearly 880,000 FOID card applications were approved between 2008 and 2010, the report found, representing 97 percent of those who applied. The FOID card requirement long has been controversial.

On January 1, 2023, Illinois State Police (ISP) will automatically renew a person's Firearm Owner's Identification card (FOID) for individuals who have submitted a full set of fingerprints to ISP ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Some firearm owners in Illinois may soon need to update their Firearm Ownership Identification. A new bill filed by Representative Terra Costa Howard (D-… ...

The Illinois Firearm Services Bureau states that the department shall issue or deny a license no later than 90 days after receiving a completed application. Long time FOID card holder, Brett ...

However, the individual cannot apply for a FOID card until after the charges are dismissed." House Bill 3496 would allow eligible first time offenders to apply for a FOID card much earlier.

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Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke announced support for a bill to let first-time, nonviolent gun offenders apply for ...