“Bright’s challenge to the temporary suspension of his FOID card is moot,” Griffis told the justices Tuesday in Springfield. “His FOID card was reinstated in May 2023, and he did not make a clear ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — A circuit court judge ruled on Tuesday that the Firearm Owners’ Identification Card requirement in state law “goes too far” and “makes criminals out of law-abiding ...

Arguments in two separate appeals were heard by the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday in Springfield. One appeal challenges the ...

CHICAGO — Tens of thousands of people across Cook County and even more throughout the state are still holding on to guns they shouldn’t, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Thursday, and he’s calling on ...

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL)-- Many Illinoisans who should not have guns because of legal or mental health reasons are not turning them in to authorities. That's according to a new report that says over ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court last week vacated a lower court ruling and reinstated a statute that authorizes the state to revoke a person’s Firearm Owners Identification card once ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — People charged with their first weapon-related offense could soon have the ability to apply for a FOID card while they participate in a pretrial detention program. Current ...

The Illinois Attorney General’s Office has charged an Aurora man with felony forgery and falsifying information on a Firearm Owners Identification card application he submitted to the Illinois State ...

On the final day of the spring legislative session, the Democrat-led Illinois General Assembly passed a measure intended to make it easier for people who have been arrested for carrying guns illegally ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — State representatives passed legislation Friday to allow anyone charged with their first weapon-related offense to apply for a FOID card while they participate in a pretrial ...