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Illinois State Police Continue to Work on Reducing FOID Card Backlog

THE ILLNOIS STATE POLICE CONTINUES TO REDUCE THE FOID CARD BACKLOG. 

 

ADDING MORE STAFF AND OVERHAULING AN ANTIQUATED SYSTEM HAS HELPED I-S-P LOWER BACKLOGS BY 89 PERCENT FOR RENEWALS AND 75 PERCENT FOR NEW APPLICANTS. DIRECTOR BRENDAN KELLY SAYS IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR WITH SUCH A BIG INFLUX OF PEOPLE WANTING TO GET THEIR FOID AND CONCEALED CARRY CARDS.

 

 

KELLY SAYS THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS FOR THE STATE POLICE TO PROCESS NEW FOID APPLICATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS AND RENEWALS WITHIN 60 DAYS.

 

 

KELLY SAYS THEY ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE SAFETY WHILE REDUCING BUREAUCRACY. NEW TECHNOLOGIES, A STREAMLINED SYSTEM AND ADDITIONAL STAFF HAVE HELPED CHIP AWAY AT THE STACK OF FOID REQUESTS TO BE PROCESSED.

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