By Peter Hancock & Capitol News Illinois
• Apr 14, 2021
Illinois State Police attorney Yvette Loizon, left, and Lt. Greg Hacker, head of ISP s Firearms Services Bureau, tell state lawmakers that the agency has made significant progresss in reducing a backlog of FOID card and concealed carry license renewal applications.
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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 applications.
A panel of state lawmakers gave approval Tuesday to that emergency rule after ISP officials assured them that the agency had made significant progress toward clearing a backlog of renewal applications.
SPRINGFIELD Four Illinois residents who have been waiting for months for their state-issued concealed carry licenses are suing officials with the Illinois State Police for allegedly depriving them of their right to bear arms and right to due process.
The lawsuit, filed Friday by the four individuals as well as the Illinois State Rifle Association and the gun-rights group Second Amendment Foundation, claims the state’s concealed carry law is unconstitutional.
Under Illinois law, the Illinois State Police must either approve or deny an application for a CCL card within either 90 days if the application includes fingerprints or within 120 days if the application does not include fingerprints.
The lawsuit, filed by the four individuals as well as the Illinois State Rifle Association and the gun-rights group Second Amendment Foundation, claims the state’s concealed carry law is unconstitutional.