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5 ILCS 120/2.01 (2026)

All meetings required by this Act to be public shall be held at specified times and places which are convenient and open to the public

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(5 ILCS 120/2.01) (from Ch. 102, par. 42.01)
    Sec. 2.01. All meetings required by this Act to be public shall be held at specified times and places which are convenient and open to the public. No meeting required by this Act to be public shall be held on a legal holiday unless the regular meeting day falls on that holiday.
    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a quorum of members of a public body must be physically present at the location of an open meeting. If, however, an open meeting of a public body (i) with statewide jurisdiction, (ii) that is an Illinois library system with jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, (iii) that is a municipal transit district with jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, or (iv) that is a local workforce investment area with jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles is held simultaneously at one of its offices and one or more other locations in a public building, which may include other of its offices, through an interactive video conference and the public body provides public notice and public access as required under this Act for all locations, then members physically present in those locations all count towards determining a quorum. "Public building", as used in this Section, means any building or portion thereof owned or leased by any public body. The requirement that a quorum be physically present at the location of an open meeting shall not apply, however, to State advisory boards or bodies that do not have authority to make binding recommendations or determinations or to take any other substantive action.
    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a quorum of members of a public body that is not (i) a public body with statewide jurisdiction, (ii) an Illinois library system with jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, (iii) a municipal transit district with jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles, or (iv) a local workforce innovation area with jurisdiction over a specific geographic area of more than 4,500 square miles must be physically present at the location of a closed meeting. Other members who are not physically present at a closed meeting of such a public body may participate in the meeting by means of a video or audio conference. For the purposes of this Section, "local workforce innovation area" means any local workforce innovation area or areas designated by the Governor pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or its reauthorizing legislation.
(Source: P.A. 100-477, eff. 9-8-17; 101-640, eff. 6-12-20.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2024 · leading case: Gerwin v. Livingston Cnty. Bd., 802 N.E.2d 410 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003).
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Gerwin v. Livingston Cnty. Bd., 802 N.E.2d 410 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 5× “01 of the Open Meetings Act (Act) (5 ILCS 120/2.01 (West 2002)). In that meeting, the board voted to amend the county solid-waste disposal plan (plan) so that American Disposal Services of Illinois (American Disposal) could expand a landfill in Pontiac.”
Of Foxfield Subdivision v. Vill. of Campton Hills, 920 N.E.2d 1102 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 4× “Petitioners argued that the Village did not comply with the notice and open-and-convenient provisions of the Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/ 2.01, 2.02 (West 2008)) prior to and at the meeting at which the Village board (Board) enacted the annexation ordinance and that,…”
Stop Northpoint, LLC v. City of Joliet, 2024 IL App (3d) 220517 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “) 5 ILCS 120/2.01 (West 2020). Plaintiffs argue that an open meeting held in an inconvenient place violates the Act.”
The Bd. of Educ. of Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 186 v. The Attorney Gen. of Illinois, 2017 IL 120343 (Ill. 2017). “” Rather, it imposed an additional prerequisite to a valid final action in addition to existing prerequisites such as the presence of a quorum (5 ILCS 120/2.01 (West 2012)) and the posting of an agenda (5 ILCS 120/2.”
Lawrence v. Williams, 2013 IL App (1st) 130757 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “” 5 ILCS 120/2.01 (West 2008). Both parties concede only one electoral board member, Pamela Meyerson, was present when the board reconvened on February 1, 2013, to issue its written decisions.”
Bd. of Educ. of Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 186 v. Attorney Gen., 2017 IL 120343 (Ill. 2017). “” Rather, it imposed an additional prerequisite to a valid final action in addition to existing prerequisites such as the presence of a quorum (5 ILCS 120/2.01 (West 2012)) and the posting of an agenda (5 ILCS 120/2.”
Bd. of Educ. of Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 186 v. Attorney Gen., 2015 IL App (4th) 140941 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “On appeal, the appellate court dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction because no final action had been taken by the electoral board. Id. ¶ 23. Specifically, the Lawrence court concluded that although the electoral board attempted to comply with section 2(e) of the Act by…”
Gerwin v. Livingston Cnty. Bd. (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 5× “The trial court allowed American Disposal to intervene as a defendant, and American Disposal and the other defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs' first-amended complaint, with prejudice, pursuant to sections 2-615(e) and 2-619(a)(9) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735…”
In re Petition to Disconnect Certain Territory Commonly Known as the Foxfield Subdivision & Adjoining Props. from the Vill. of Campton Hills (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 4× “Petitioners argued that the Village did not comply with the notice and open-and- convenient provisions of the Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/2.01, 2.02 (West 2008)) prior to and at the meeting at which the Village board (Board) enacted the annexation ordinance and that,…”
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