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5 ILCS 120/2.02 (2026)

Public notice of all meetings, whether open or closed to the public, shall be given as follows:     (a) Every public body shall give public notice of the schedule of regular meetings at the beginning of each calendar or fiscal year and shall state the regular dates, times, and places of such meetings

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(5 ILCS 120/2.02) (from Ch. 102, par. 42.02)
    Sec. 2.02. Public notice of all meetings, whether open or closed to the public, shall be given as follows:
    (a) Every public body shall give public notice of the schedule of regular meetings at the beginning of each calendar or fiscal year and shall state the regular dates, times, and places of such meetings. An agenda for each regular meeting shall be posted at the principal office of the public body and at the location where the meeting is to be held at least 48 hours in advance of the holding of the meeting. A public body that has a website that the full-time staff of the public body maintains shall also post on its website the agenda of any regular meetings of the governing body of that public body. Any agenda of a regular meeting that is posted on a public body's website shall remain posted on the website until the regular meeting is concluded. The requirement of a regular meeting agenda shall not preclude the consideration of items not specifically set forth in the agenda. Public notice of any special meeting except a meeting held in the event of a bona fide emergency, or of any rescheduled regular meeting, or of any reconvened meeting, shall be given at least 48 hours before such meeting, which notice shall also include the agenda for the special, rescheduled, or reconvened meeting, but the validity of any action taken by the public body which is germane to a subject on the agenda shall not be affected by other errors or omissions in the agenda. The requirement of public notice of reconvened meetings does not apply to any case where the meeting was open to the public and (1) it is to be reconvened within 24 hours, or (2) an announcement of the time and place of the reconvened meeting was made at the original meeting and there is no change in the agenda. Notice of an emergency meeting shall be given as soon as practicable, but in any event prior to the holding of such meeting, to any news medium which has filed an annual request for notice under subsection (b) of this Section.
    (b) Public notice shall be given by posting a copy of the notice at the principal office of the body holding the meeting or, if no such office exists, at the building in which the meeting is to be held. In addition, a public body that has a website that the full-time staff of the public body maintains shall post notice on its website of all meetings of the governing body of the public body. Any notice of an annual schedule of meetings shall remain on the website until a new public notice of the schedule of regular meetings is approved. Any notice of a regular meeting that is posted on a public body's website shall remain posted on the website until the regular meeting is concluded. The body shall supply copies of the notice of its regular meetings, and of the notice of any special, emergency, rescheduled or reconvened meeting, to any news medium that has filed an annual request for such notice. Any such news medium shall also be given the same notice of all special, emergency, rescheduled or reconvened meetings in the same manner as is given to members of the body provided such news medium has given the public body an address or telephone number within the territorial jurisdiction of the public body at which such notice may be given. The failure of a public body to post on its website notice of any meeting or the agenda of any meeting shall not invalidate any meeting or any actions taken at a meeting.
    (c) Any agenda required under this Section shall set forth the general subject matter of any resolution or ordinance that will be the subject of final action at the meeting. The public body conducting a public meeting shall ensure that at least one copy of any requested notice and agenda for the meeting is continuously available for public review during the entire 48-hour period preceding the meeting. Posting of the notice and agenda on a website that is maintained by the public body satisfies the requirement for continuous posting under this subsection (c). If a notice or agenda is not continuously available for the full 48-hour period due to actions outside of the control of the public body, then that lack of availability does not invalidate any meeting or action taken at a meeting.
(Source: P.A. 97-827, eff. 1-1-13.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1995–2022 · leading case: Of Foxfield Subdivision v. Vill. of Campton Hills, 920 N.E.2d 1102 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009).
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Of Foxfield Subdivision v. Vill. of Campton Hills, 920 N.E.2d 1102 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 4× “02 of the Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/2.02 (West 2008)) by not posting the agenda for the special meeting where it could be viewed at all times.”
The Bd. of Educ. of Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 186 v. The Attorney Gen. of Illinois, 2017 IL 120343 (Ill. 2017). · cites it 2× “01 (West 2012)) and the posting of an agenda (5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (West 2012)). ¶ 77 Sufficiency of the Public Recital ¶ 78 No violation of the Open Meetings Act occurred if the public recital at the March 5, 2013, public meeting, which preceded the Board’s roll call vote on the…”
Bd. of Educ. of Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 186 v. Attorney Gen., 2017 IL 120343 (Ill. 2017). · cites it 3× “” 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (West 2012). ¶ 31 In this case, the agenda for the March 5, 2013, open meeting was posted on the Board’s website four days before the scheduled meeting.”
Thaddeus Jones v. Michelle Qualkinbush, 892 F.3d 935 (7th Cir. 2018). “The Rule of Three selects the first three proposals to be certified, and a municipality can reach that goal with as little as 48 hours' notice, see 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a), while a private citizen's proposal depends on acquiring enough signatures.”
Illinois Wood Energy Partners, L.P. v. Cnty. of Cook, 667 N.E.2d 477 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). “33 (1976)), and public notice shall be given by posting a copy of the notice in accordance with the requirements of the Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/2.02 (West 1994)). It is evident from the record that the board neither scheduled a public hearing on the matter nor provided…”
Wynn v. Bd. of Educ., 815 F. Supp. 2d 1007 (N.D. Ill. 2011). · cites it 3× “§ 1983 (Count IV); and violation of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (Count V). Currently before the court is the Board’s “Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint” (Dkt.”
Roxana Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 1 v. WRB Refining, 2012 IL App (4th) 120331 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “¶ 28 In this case, plaintiffs alleged that the PCB routinely violated the Open Meetings Act and the Environmental Protection Act–specifically, their requirements that (1) a public body’s meetings must be open to the public (5 ILCS 120/2(a) (West 2010)), (2) notice of meetings…”
Bd. of Educ. v. Bd. of Educ., 647 N.E.2d 1019 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). “” Southeastern fails to disclose how this rescheduling violated the Open Meetings Act.”
Chicago Sch. Reform Bd. v. Martin, 723 N.E.2d 731 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “" 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (West 1996). In the event of non-compliance with the Open Meetings Act, the Act grants that "any person * * * may bring a civil action in the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which the alleged noncompliance has occurred or is about to occur * * *…”
Chicago Sch. Reform Bd. of Trs. v. Martin, 309 Ill. App. 3d 924 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “” 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (West 1996). In the event of noncompliance with the Open Meetings Act, the Act grants: “[A]ny person *** may bring a civil action in the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which the alleged noncompliance has occurred or is about to occur *** prior to…”
Allen v. Clark Cnty. Park Dist. Bd. of Commissioners, 2016 IL App (4th) 150963 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “02(c) of the Act (5 ILCS 120/2.02(c) -2- (West 2014)) because the agenda failed to sufficiently notify the public about the subject matter of items X and XI (count I); (2) section 2(c) of the Act (5 ILCS 120/2(c) (West 2014)) by discussing items X and XI during a closed…”
Rice v. Bd. of Trs. of Adams Cnty., 762 N.E.2d 1205 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 3× “) 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (West 1998). The agenda in the present case, dated November 10, 1998, provides for 34 items, 25 of which appear to be the reports of various individuals.”
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— 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) — 14 cases
Of Foxfield Subdivision v. Vill. of Campton Hills, 920 N.E.2d 1102 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “02 of the Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/2.02 (West 2008)) by not posting the agenda for the special meeting where it could be viewed at all times.”
Bd. of Educ. of Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 186 v. Attorney Gen., 2017 IL 120343 (Ill. 2017). “” 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (West 2012). ¶ 31 In this case, the agenda for the March 5, 2013, open meeting was posted on the Board’s website four days before the scheduled meeting.”
Thaddeus Jones v. Michelle Qualkinbush, 892 F.3d 935 (7th Cir. 2018). “The Rule of Three selects the first three proposals to be certified, and a municipality can reach that goal with as little as 48 hours' notice, see 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a), while a private citizen's proposal depends on acquiring enough signatures.”
The Bd. of Educ. of Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 186 v. The Attorney Gen. of Illinois, 2017 IL 120343 (Ill. 2017). “01 (West 2012)) and the posting of an agenda (5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (West 2012)). ¶ 77 Sufficiency of the Public Recital ¶ 78 No violation of the Open Meetings Act occurred if the public recital at the March 5, 2013, public meeting, which preceded the Board’s roll call vote on the…”
Wynn v. Bd. of Educ., 815 F. Supp. 2d 1007 (N.D. Ill. 2011). “§ 1983 (Count IV); and violation of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (Count V). Currently before the court is the Board’s “Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint” (Dkt.”
— 5 ILCS 120/2.02(c) — 3 cases
The Bd. of Educ. of Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 186 v. The Attorney Gen. of Illinois, 2017 IL 120343 (Ill. 2017). “01 (West 2012)) and the posting of an agenda (5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (West 2012)). ¶ 77 Sufficiency of the Public Recital ¶ 78 No violation of the Open Meetings Act occurred if the public recital at the March 5, 2013, public meeting, which preceded the Board’s roll call vote on the…”
Bd. of Educ. of Springfield Sch. Dist. No. 186 v. Attorney Gen., 2017 IL 120343 (Ill. 2017). “” 5 ILCS 120/2.02(a) (West 2012). ¶ 31 In this case, the agenda for the March 5, 2013, open meeting was posted on the Board’s website four days before the scheduled meeting.”
Allen v. Clark Cnty. Park Dist. Bd. of Commissioners, 2016 IL App (4th) 150963 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “02(c) of the Act (5 ILCS 120/2.02(c) -2- (West 2014)) because the agenda failed to sufficiently notify the public about the subject matter of items X and XI (count I); (2) section 2(c) of the Act (5 ILCS 120/2(c) (West 2014)) by discussing items X and XI during a closed…”
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