Illinois State Police Award $1M for Gun Law Enforcement

How do you make sure firearms enforcement is done? If you're the state of Illinois, you issue grants totaling $1 million dollars to help local law enforcement do what they need to do.

The Public Information Office of the Illinois State Police just shared news of a new round of grants that have been issued as part of their firearms enforcement funding. The project helps these local agencies make sure that individuals who cannot legally own firearms don't get their hands on them and are remaining compliant. In an effort for transparency, they have released exact dollar amounts that local Illinois police departments have received:

Aurora Police Department $34,419.51
Berwyn Police Department $14,283.89
Bloomington Police Department $21,519.69
Broadview Police Department $6,989.87
Chicago Heights Police Department $11,413.36
Chicago Police Department $425,282.22
Cicero Police Department $17,363.70
Cook County Sheriff’s Office $329,467.20
Cortland Police Department $5,823.68
DeKalb Police Department $13,694.09
Island Lake Police Department $6,536.63
Joliet Police Department $33,230.72
Lincolnwood Police Department $6,485.61
Morton Grove Police Department $7,753.17
Rolling Meadows Police Department $7,982.57
Romeoville Police Department $11,624.29
Schaumburg Police Department $15,004.41
Vernon Hills Police Department $7,647.31
West Chicago Police Department $9,325.32
Willowbrook Police Department $6,941.38
Worth Police Department $7,211.38

“Conducting enforcement details can be time intensive and require additional resources,” said ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly. “These grants can help local law enforcement agencies pay for the details, which focus on ensuring individuals who pose a danger to the public or themselves do not have firearms in their possession.”

These funds have already helped with 10,910 compliance checks in Illinois in 2025 alone.