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 ...

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 ...

After Firearms Owners Identification card and concealed carry license applications backed up over the last year, lawmakers are making an effort to address the delay and make the renewal process more ...

In a significant victory for gun rights advocates, a Circuit Court judge in Illinois has ruled that the state’s Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) card requirement for possessing a firearm in the ...

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.

When we told readers last week that we supported both the release the names of Illinois Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) cardholders and a strictly drawn concealed-carry gun law for Illinois, we ...

WHITE COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A southern Illinois judge has ruled parts of the state’s FOID Card Act are unconstitutional. White County Judge T. Scott Webb issued the ruling on Monday, February 10. A ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — An Illinois Democrat proposal would add a fee to give more money to a law enforcement fund that helps take away guns from citizens after their FOID card has been revoked.