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(735 ILCS 5/8-901) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-901)
    Sec. 8-901. Source of information. No court may compel any person to disclose the source of any information obtained by a reporter except as provided in Part 9 of Article VIII of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 84-398.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1995–2023 · leading case: People v. Slover, 753 N.E.2d 554 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001).
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People v. Slover, 753 N.E.2d 554 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 5× “Reynolds objected to the subpoena, asserting a qualified reporter's privilege based on section 8-901 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/8-901 (West 1998)) and the free press guaranties in the federal constitution (U.”
United States v. Willie E. Lloyd, 71 F.3d 1256 (7th Cir. 1995). “1978), such that it would overcome Wilson’s First Amendment or Illinois statutory reporter’s privilege, 735 ILCS 5/8-901 (1995), to keep her sources confidential.”
Mosely v. City of Chicago, 252 F.R.D. 421 (N.D. Ill. 2008). · cites it 2× “” 2 The Respondents have not altered their position and have failed to even provide a privilege log, as required by Rule 45, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.”
Salamone v. Hollinger Intern., Inc., 807 N.E.2d 1086 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “For better or worse, the use of "reputed" in front of derisive characterizations of people appears to be a safe harbor for the media.”
Brunton v. Kruger, 2015 IL 117663 (Ill. 2015). “5 (West 2012)); Reporter’s privilege (735 ILCS 5/8-901 to 8-909 (West 2012)); Voter’s privilege (735 ILCS 5/8-910 (West 2012)); Language interpreter’s privilege (735 ILCS 5/8-911 (West 2012)); and Interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing’s privilege (735 ILCS 5/8-912 (West…”
Brunton v. Kruger, 2015 IL 117663 (Ill. 2015). “5 (West 2012)); Reporter’s privilege (735 ILCS 5/8-901 to 8-909 (West 2012)); Voter’s privilege (735 ILCS 5/8-910 (West 2012)); Language interpreter’s privilege (735 ILCS 5/8-911 (West 2012)); and Interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing’s privilege (735 ILCS 5/8-912 (West…”
Thayer v. Chiczewski, 257 F.R.D. 466 (N.D. Ill. 2009). “Illinois’ Statutory Reporter’s Privilege Does Not Apply In addition to finding that no federal reporter’s privilege applies, the Court similarly concludes that Illinois’ Statutory-Reporter’s Privilege, 735 ILCS 5/8-901 (West 2009), does not apply to this federal question ease.”
Harris v. One Hope United, 2013 IL App (1st) 131152 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “Examples include the marital privilege (725 ILCS 5/115-16 (West 2012); 735 ILCS 5/8-801 (West 2012)); physician-patient privilege (735 ILCS 5/8-802 (West 2012)); informant’s privilege (735 ILCS 5/8-802.”
People v. McKee, 2014 IL App (3d) 130696 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “2d at 187 ; see 735 ILCS 5/8-901 to 8-909 (West 2012). “The purpose of the privilege is to assure reporters access to information, thereby encouraging a free press and a well-informed citizenry.”
Gibbons v. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC, 2023 IL App (1st) 221666 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). · cites it 4× “Instead, publications like JAMA are considered reporters whose sources are generally protected from disclosure by the Illinois reporter’s privilege statutes found in part 9 of article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/8-901 to 8-909 (West 2022)). This qualified…”
People v. Slover (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 4× “Rey­nolds objected to the subpoena, asserting a qualified reporter's privilege based on section 8-901 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/8-901 (West 1998)) and the free press guaranties in the federal constitution (U.”
People v. McKee, 2014 IL App (3d) 130696 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “2d at 187 ; see 735 ILCS 5/8-901 to 8-909 (West 2012). "The purpose of the privilege is to assure reporters access to information, thereby encouraging a free press and a well-informed citizenry.”
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