Welcome to ATF's Chicago Field Division. Our division is responsible for ATF criminal enforcement and industry regulatory activities in northern and central Illinois, northern Indiana and eastern Wisconsin.

Its responsibilities include the investigation and prevention of federal offenses involving the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of firearms and explosives; acts of arson and bombings; and illegal trafficking and tax evasion of alcohol and tobacco products.

Sep 29, 2022 · HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- They work to trace guns used in crimes throughout the Chicagoland area, but they are also responsible for so much more. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms gave...

May 18, 2020 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- Nearly all at once, Chicago's most crucial federal law enforcement agencies have new crime-fighters atop the ranks. DEA, the FBI, IRS/Criminal, the U.S. Attorney and now...

Apr 17, 2024 · Alongside state and local law enforcement partners in Chicago, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Director Steven Dettelbach of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today the opening of a new Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) in Chicago.

STATEMENT OF KRISTEN DE TINEO SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE CHICAGO FIELD DIVISION BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE FOR A HEARING ENTITLED “COMBATING GUN TRAFFICKING AND REDUCING VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO”

Jan 30, 2024 · ATF’s Chicago Field Division special agents combat arson and explosives-related crimes by conducting independent investigations and by working in partnership with local and state fire investigators and police bomb squads.

Apr 18, 2024 · Law enforcement leaders, inlcuding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a new initiative to curb gun violence in Chicago.

Jan 28, 2025 · At each location, there were at least seven officers, from ICE and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, covering all the entrances and exits.

Feb 4, 2023 · A 9mm Glock handgun, the most common firearm traced by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after being recovered from crimes committed in Chicago.