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 ...

COOK COUNTY (WLS) -- There are tens of thousands of people in Illinois who may be armed, and now considered too dangerous, to keep their firearms. They are gun owners whose firearm owner's ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the state can revoke a person’s firearm owner identification (FOID) card if that person has been charged with a felony. The high court ...

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.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new bill filed in Springfield could lower the age requirement for a FOID card from 21 to 18. The plan also states people could be eligible for a FOID card if they have ...