https://illinoispress.org/Home.aspxhttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3163/Information-requests-keep-staffs-busy.aspxFri, 03 Apr 2026 17:55:00 GMTVillage had more than 900 FOIA requests in last year, school districts get far fewer Read more

]]>FOIA Issueshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3162/Will-County-prosecutors-releases-termination-letter-after-AG-weighs-in.aspxFri, 03 Apr 2026 17:48:00 GMTThe Will County State's Attorney's Office released a termination letter regarding one of its employees after it was found to have violated a state transparency law. Read more

]]>FOIA Issueshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3149/Sheriffs-office-withholds-records-in-fatal-shooting.aspxMon, 16 Mar 2026 22:11:00 GMTWill County Sheriff Mike Kelley's Office will still not disclose the records of the internal investigation regarding a lieutenant's fatal shooting in 2022 that resulted in a $2.75 million civil settlement against the county. Read more

]]>FOIA Issueshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3147/FOIA-CIVIL-PENALTIES.aspxFri, 20 Mar 2026 21:47:00 GMTWhere a public body's FOIA search was reasonable, but the record still is not determinative of whether there was willful, intentional, or bad-faith noncompliance, summary judgment cannot dispose of the requester 's claim for statutory civil penalties. Read more

]]>FOIA Issueshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3133/FOIA-documents-outline-Thomas-Hammocks-exit.aspxMon, 09 Mar 2026 16:22:00 GMTRob Harley's interim deal was one of five documents obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request Read more

]]>FOIA Issueshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3121/Plaintiffs-attorney-in-Dixon-lawsuit-still-arguing-the-city-should-pay-its-attorney-fees-in-FOIA-dispute.aspxMon, 23 Feb 2026 18:33:00 GMTThe plaintiff's attorney in a lawsuit against the city of Dixon continued making arguments Friday, Feb. 20, that the court should order the city to pay its attorney fees in a Freedom of Information Act dispute. Read more

]]>FOIA Issueshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3120/Emails-show-who-said-one-of-the-peons.aspxFri, 20 Feb 2026 18:23:00 GMTAlton leaders dispute over school board member's apology for remark Read more

]]>FOIA Issueshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3119/District-settling-lapse-in-FOI-case.aspxMon, 16 Feb 2026 16:06:00 GMTBLUFFS - Scott-Morgan school district has agreed to a settlement for not completing a Freedom of Information Act request. Read more

]]>FOIA Issueshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3118/Keeping-peoples-worst-moments-offline.aspxMon, 09 Feb 2026 23:24:00 GMTPolice want restrictions on bodycam video access by public Read more

]]>FOIA Issueshttps://illinoispress.org/Home/tabid/105/ArticleID/3102/Mayor-caution-area-towns-about-FOIA-compliance-challenges.aspxThu, 12 Feb 2026 17:57:00 GMTBuckner Mayor Aaron Eubanks is warning local governments across Illinois to pay close attention to Freedom of Information Act requests, including checking spam folders, as some requests are leading to lawsuits and settlement demands. Read more

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