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5 ILCS 140/5 (2026)

As to public records prepared or received after the effective date of this Act, each public body shall maintain and make available for inspection and copying a reasonably current list of all types or categories of records under its control

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(5 ILCS 140/5) (from Ch. 116, par. 205)
    Sec. 5. As to public records prepared or received after the effective date of this Act, each public body shall maintain and make available for inspection and copying a reasonably current list of all types or categories of records under its control. The list shall be reasonably detailed in order to aid persons in obtaining access to public records pursuant to this Act. Each public body shall furnish upon request a description of the manner in which public records stored by means of electronic data processing may be obtained in a form comprehensible to persons lacking knowledge of computer language or printout format.
(Source: P.A. 83-1013.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2022 · leading case: Duncan Publ'g, Inc. v. City of Chicago, 709 N.E.2d 1281 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999).
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Duncan Publ'g, Inc. v. City of Chicago, 709 N.E.2d 1281 (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). · cites it 2× “as Duncan's "registered agent" requested the City to provide him with "public records" pursuant to the FOIA, specifically to "inspect and copy a reasonably current list of all types or categories of records under the control of the City of Chicago, reasonably detailed in order…”
Chicago All. for Neighborhood Saf. v. City of Chicago, 348 Ill. App. 3d 188 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “Count II sought a writ of mandamus directing defendants to maintain and make available a detailed list of the types and categories of records under the Department’s control pursuant to section 5 of the Act (5 ILCS 140/5 (West 2000)). Count III alleged defendants violated the Act…”
Walker v. Bruscato, 2019 IL App (2d) 170775 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 2× “2019 IL App (2d) 170775 Plaintiff appeals, arguing that the trial court erred because (1) defendant did not provide him with the transcript he requested, (2) defendant failed to provide and maintain the list he sought, as required by section 5 of FOIA (5 ILCS 140/5 (West 2016)),…”
Chapman v. Chicago Dep't of Fin., 2022 IL App (1st) 200547 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “Because we find in favor of Chapman, we need not consider his claim that the requested records were also accessible under section 5 of the FOIA (5 ILCS 140/5 (West 2018)), titled “List of records available from public body.”
Duncan Publ'g, Inc. v. City of Chicago (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “as Duncan's "registered agent" requested the City to provide him with "public records" pursuant to the FOIA, specifically to "inspect and copy a reasonably current list of all types or categories of records under the control of the City of Chicago, reasonably detailed in order…”
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