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5 ILCS 140/2.20 (2026)

Settlement and severance agreements

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(5 ILCS 140/2.20)
    Sec. 2.20. Settlement and severance agreements. All settlement and severance agreements entered into by or on behalf of a public body are public records subject to inspection and copying by the public, provided that information exempt from disclosure under Section 7 of this Act may be redacted.
(Source: P.A. 99-478, eff. 6-1-16.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2021 · leading case: Rushton v. Dep't of Corr., 2019 IL 124552 (Ill. 2019).
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Rushton v. Dep't of Corr., 2019 IL 124552 (Ill. 2019). · cites it 2× “20 of FOIA (5 ILCS 140/2.20 (West 2014)). This section is titled “Settlement and severance agreements” and provides that -4- “[a]ll settlement agreements entered into by or on behalf of a public body are public records subject to inspection and copying by the public, provided…”
Mnyofu v. Bd. of Educ., 832 F. Supp. 2d 940 (N.D. Ill. 2011). “) The Board argues the Settlement Agreement was provided to the Matteson District in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/2.20 (“FOIA”). The Board notes that the Settlement Agreement provides that: “should this agreement or its terms be requested…”
Rushton v. Dep't of Corr., 2019 IL 124552 (Ill. 2021). · cites it 2× “20 of FOIA (5 ILCS 140/2.20 (West 2014)). This section is titled “Settlement and severance agreements” and provides that “[a]ll settlement agreements entered into by or on behalf of a public body are public records subject to inspection and copying by the public, provided that…”
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