Get $100 Gift Card For Turning In Gun At Kane County Event

AURORA, IL — Turn in your guns, and get a gift card, Kane County officials said.

Local residents will have an opportunity to get rid of guns through an upcoming gun buy-back program. The Kane County Sheriff's Office and Illinois State Police are hosting the event from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 27-28.

For each gun turned in at the event, participants will receive a $100 gift card. The gift cards are sponsored by Community Christian Church.

Drop-offs will be anonymous and amnesty-based, officials said.

Guns must be unloaded and operational and should be transported in a case, box, bag or trunk of a car. The event will take place at the Kane County Health Department, 1240 N. Highland Ave. in Aurora.