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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Illinois requires citizens to have a FOID (Firearms Owner Identification) card to buy and possess ammunition and firearms. However, Illinois is unable to keep up with their own statutory requirements ...