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 ...

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—After implementation of a streamlined process for FOID renewals and the hiring of additional Firearms Eligibility Analyst Trainees, the Illinois State Police (ISP) would like to announce ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Illinois State Police has given another 150-day extension to people whose Firearms Owners Identification cards or Concealed Carry Licenses have expired due to a backlog in processing renewal ...

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 ...