HLERK has continued to monitor the Federal Communication Commission’s rulings on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. On June 18, 2015, the FCC issued a declaratory ruling which, in…
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The Office of the Attorney General recently issued a non-binding opinion addressing proper notice requirements for agendas and personnel reports under the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”). The Public Access Counselor…
On April 18, 2016, the Illinois Appellate Court held that the City of Peoria failed to prove that a certain police report was exempt from disclosure under FOIA, thus narrowing…
The Appellate Court of Illinois recently held that a requester under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act is entitled to attorney fees arising from a FOIA lawsuit if the public…
The Illinois Appellate Court, reversing two binding opinions of the Attorney General, found that the Board of Education of Springfield School District did not violate the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”)…
The Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney General recently issued a binding opinion that the Village of Blue Mound violated the requirements of the Open Meetings Act by improperly…
On February 9, amendments went into effect for the Downstate Local Records Commission, which oversees public records retention outside of Cook County. On February 11, similar amendments went into effect…