IL FOIA
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IL FOIA is a state law that guarantees public access to government records and promotes transparency in Illinois government operations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IL FOIA canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Illinois state statute
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freedom of information law ⓘ |
| allows |
civil penalties against public bodies for willful and intentional violations
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recovery of attorney’s fees for prevailing requesters in court ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Illinois boards
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Illinois commissions ⓘ Illinois counties ⓘ Illinois departments NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois municipalities ⓘ Illinois public bodies ⓘ Illinois public universities ⓘ Illinois school districts ⓘ Illinois state agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ audio records ⓘ electronic records ⓘ emails held by public bodies ⓘ paper records ⓘ video records ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enforcedBy |
Illinois Attorney General
NERFINISHED
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Illinois courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes |
categories of records exempt from disclosure
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deadlines for responding to FOIA requests ⓘ procedures for appealing denied requests ⓘ |
| exempts |
certain law enforcement records
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personal privacy information ⓘ preliminary drafts and notes in some circumstances ⓘ records prohibited from disclosure by other laws ⓘ trade secrets and confidential commercial information ⓘ |
| governs | access to public records in Illinois ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | IL FOIA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Illinois
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surface form:
State of Illinois
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| legalCitation | 5 ILCS 140 ⓘ |
| provides |
for judicial review of denied FOIA requests
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for review by the Public Access Counselor in the Illinois Attorney General’s Office ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate public oversight of government
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guarantee public access to government records ⓘ promote accountability of public officials ⓘ promote transparency in Illinois government operations ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Illinois Open Meetings Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
designation of Freedom of Information officers by public bodies
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public bodies to maintain a list of records immediately available to the public ⓘ public bodies to post certain information online ⓘ public bodies to provide records in a timely manner ⓘ public bodies to respond to records requests ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public records requests in Illinois ⓘ |
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