THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE IS ASKING FOR A FEW TWEAKS IN STATE LAW TO HELP REDUCE THE BACKLOG OF FOID AND CONCEALED CARRY CARDS TO BE PROCESSED. 

THERE'S BEEN A 167 PERCENT INCREASE IN FOID CARD APPLICATION OVER THE PAST FEW YEAR, OVERWHELMING AN ALREADY ANTIQUATED SYSTEM SAYS STATE POLICE DIRECTOR BRENDAN KELLY. HE'S LOOKING FOR SOME COMMON SENSE CHANGES THAT WILL MAKE THE SYSTEM MORE STREAMLINED FOR THE STATE, AND THE PUBLIC.

KELLY SAYS THEY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GET THE RENEWAL PROCESS IN SYNC, SO THAT WHEN YOU RENEW A CONCEALED CARRY LICENSE, YOU'RE ALSO AUTOMATICALLY RENEWING YOUR FOID CARD. AND HE THINKS THE CARDS SHOULD BE ELECTRONIC, REMOVING THE NEED FOR A PAPER LICENSE.

KELLY SAYS RENEWALS SHOULD BE IN SYNC, SO THAT WHEN YOU RENEW A CONCEALED CARRY LICENSE, YOUR FOID IS AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED AS WELL.