Knives
Conditional
Illinois statewide rule
Switchblade/automatic knives are legal to own and carry for a person with a valid Illinois FOID card (720 ILCS 5/24-1(e)(2)); ballistic knives stay banned for everyone.
§ ilga.gov
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