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5 ILCS 140/1.1 (2026)

This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act

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(5 ILCS 140/1.1) (from Ch. 116, par. 201.1)
    Sec. 1.1. This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2001–2020 · leading case: Chicago Tribune Co. v. Cook Cnty. Assessor's Off., 2018 IL App (1st) 170455 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018).
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Chicago Tribune Co. v. Cook Cnty. Assessor's Off., 2018 IL App (1st) 170455 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “¶ 1 The Chicago Tribune requested records from the Cook County Assessor's Office under Illinois' Freedom of Information Act ( ( 5 ILCS 140/1.1 et seq. (West 2016) ). The Tribune requested records that pertain to the valuation of residential, commercial, and industrial property…”
People v. Jellis, 2016 IL App (3d) 130779 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “According to the motion, defendant learned the offer existed after he completed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140/1.1 et seq. (West 2012)) request for information on his case.”
Alvarez v. Williams, 2014 IL App (1st) 133443 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “Defendant also filed a cross-motion for summary judgment including two volumes of exhibits highlighting documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1.1 et seq. (West 2012)). In October 2013, the trial court allowed oral argument on both motions for…”
S. Illinoisan v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 747 N.E.2d 401 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “In response, the Southern Illinoisan filed a complaint in the circuit court under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140/1.1 et seq. (West 1998)), seeking an order requiring the release of the requested information.”
Lucas v. Prisoner Review Bd., 2013 IL App (2d) 110698 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “5 ILCS 140/1.1 et seq. (West 2010). We affirm.”
Watson v. Weitekamp, 2020 IL App (4th) 190192-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Specifically, defendant argues that she, even in her official capacity as DOC’s FOIA officer, is not a proper defendant to plaintiff’s action because she is not a “public body” under Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1.1 et seq. (West 2018)) (FOIA or the Act).”
S. Illinoisan v. Dep't of Pub. Health Opinion text corrected (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “In response, the Southern Illinoisan filed a complaint in the circuit court under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140/1.1 et seq. (West 1998)), seeking an order requiring the release of the requested information.”
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