Illinois permits are good for 5 years from the date of issuance. After 5 years, Illinois requires that you attend a 3 hour renewal class in order to renew your permit.
Optional: An applicant is not required to submit fingerprints with the application. However, the department has an additional 30 days to review an application that does not include fingerprints. If opting to provide fingerprints, go to a fingerprint vendor and have your prints taken.
Your FOID card can be renewed through the online method at our website or at one of our four self-service kiosks in: Troop 3/District 5,Lockport; Troop 6/District 9,Springfield; Troop 8/District 11,Collinsville; or, Troop 10/District 13, Du Quoin.
Some licenses have started to expire already so be prepared to renew your Illinois Concealed Carry License. An expired ICCL requires a 16 hour class. In order to renew, you will have to have taken the Illinois Concealed Carry Renewal Class (3 hours).
Only assault weapons, assault weapon attachments, .50 caliber rifles, and .50 caliber cartridges are subject to the endorsement affidavit process. Assault weapons attachments do not include integral parts or components of an assault weapon but rather are supplementary.
Non-residents are not eligible to have a FOID Card.
If the Firearm Owner's Identification Card is expired or suspended rather than denied or revoked, the license may be suspended for a period of up to one year to allow the licensee to reinstate his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
What If I'm Caught Carrying an Unregistered Firearm in Illinois? If you are carrying a firearm without registration or a FOID card, you are in violation of Illinois possession laws. If you are caught without registration, it is at minimum an automatic Class A misdemeanor.
There is no Gun Registration in Illinois, but upon purchasing the Firearm, new or used, you will have to fill out a FEDERAL Form 4473, which will include your information and the Gun's Information… Also, Prior to even holding a gun in your hands, you will have to obtain a FOID card (Firearm Owners I D)….