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5 ILCS 160/4 (2026)

Any person shall have the right of access to any public records of the expenditure or receipt of public funds as defined in Section 3 for the purpose of obtaining copies of the same or of making photographs of the same while in the possession, custody and control of the lawful custodian thereof, or his authorized deputy

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(5 ILCS 160/4) (from Ch. 116, par. 43.7)
    Sec. 4. Any person shall have the right of access to any public records of the expenditure or receipt of public funds as defined in Section 3 for the purpose of obtaining copies of the same or of making photographs of the same while in the possession, custody and control of the lawful custodian thereof, or his authorized deputy.
(Source: P.A. 92-866, eff. 1-3-03.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: Johnson v. Joliet Police Dept., 2018 IL App (3d) 170726 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018).
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Johnson v. Joliet Police Dept., 2018 IL App (3d) 170726 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “, 5 ILCS 160/4 (West 2016) (right of access to public records under the State Records Act); 705 ILCS 105/16 (West 2016) (right of access to court records under the Clerks of Courts Act); 55 ILCS 5/3-5036 (West 2016) (right of access to various records under the Counties Code).”
Johnson v. Joliet Police Dep't, 2018 IL App (3d) 170726 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “, 5 ILCS 160/4 (West 2016) (right of access to public records under the State Records Act); 705 ILCS 105/16 (West 2016) (right of access to court records under the Clerks of Courts Act); 55 ILCS 5/3-5036 (West 2016) (right of access to various records under the Counties Code).”
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