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The Illinois FOIA is modeled on the federal FOIA. The legislature intended that case law interpretations of the federal FOIA guide the Illinois courts in interpreting the state FOIA, [10] though Illinois courts have also noted that the state and federal FOIAs may still be interpreted differently. [11]
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is an Illinois statute that grants to all persons the right to copy and inspect public records in the state. The law applies to executive and legislative bodies of state government, units of local government, and other entities defined as "public bodies". All records related to governmental business are ...
Illinois Public Access Opinion 16‑006 is a binding opinion of the Illinois Attorney General pursuant to the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Issued in 2016 in the aftermath of the police murder of Laquan McDonald, the opinion addressed a public records request from Cable News Network (CNN) for private emails by officers of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) related to the incident.
Madigan, 2013 IL App (4th) 120662, 992 N.E.2d 629 (2013), is a case decided by the Illinois Appellate Court in 2013 concerning the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The court ruled that messages sent and received by elected officials during a city council meeting and pertaining to public business are public records subject to ...
Jul 4, 2022; Highland Park, IL, USA; Law enforcement officers walk around a crime scene after a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA / ˈ f ɔɪ j ə / FOY-yə), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government upon request. The act defines agency records subject to ...
(The Center Square) – Several new laws go into effect Jan. 1 that affect Illinois drivers. Among the nearly 300 new laws going into effect are updates to drivers’ education, including ...
(The Center Square) – About a dozen new Illinois laws set to take effect Jan. 1 impact employers. House Bill 5561 prohibits employers from taking retaliatory action against an employee who ...