Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 General Provisions: Article -

• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 1
  Pursuant to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of government, it is declared to be the public policy of the State of Illinois...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 1.1
  This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 1.2
  Presumption. All records in the custody or possession of a public body are presumed to be open to inspection or copying. Any public body that...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 2
  Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Public body" means all legislative, executive, administrative, or advisory bodies of the State, state universities and colleges, counties,...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 2.5
  Records of funds. All records relating to the obligation, receipt, and use of public funds of the State, units of local government, and school districts...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 2.10
  Payrolls. Certified payroll records submitted to a public body under Section 5(a)(2) of the Prevailing Wage Act are public records subject to inspection and copying...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 2.15
  Arrest reports and criminal history records. (a) Arrest reports. The following chronologically maintained arrest and criminal history information maintained by State or local criminal justice...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 2.20
  Settlement agreements. All settlement agreements entered into by or on behalf of a public body are public records subject to inspection and copying by the...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 3
  (a) Each public body shall make available to any person for inspection or copying all public records, except as otherwise provided in Sections 7 and...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 3.1
  Requests for commercial purposes. (a) A public body shall respond to a request for records to be used for a commercial purpose within 21 working...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 3.2
  Recurrent requesters. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, a public body shall respond to a request from a recurrent requester, as...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 3.3
  This Act is not intended to compel public bodies to interpret or advise requesters as to the meaning or significance of the public records. (Source:...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 3.5
  Freedom of Information officers. (a) Each public body shall designate one or more officials or employees to act as its Freedom of Information officer or...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 3.6
  Voluminous requests. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, a public body shall respond to a voluminous request within 5 business days...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 4
  Each public body shall prominently display at each of its administrative or regional offices, make available for inspection and copying, and send through the mail...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 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...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 6
  Authority to charge fees. (a) When a person requests a copy of a record maintained in an electronic format, the public body shall furnish it...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 7
  Exemptions. (1) When a request is made to inspect or copy a public record that contains information that is exempt from disclosure under this Section,...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 7.1
  (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 96-542, eff. 1-1-10.)
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 7.5
  Statutory Exemptions. To the extent provided for by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be exempt from inspection and copying: (a) All information determined...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 8
  (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85-1357. Repealed by P.A. 96-542, eff. 1-1-10.)
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 8.5
  Records maintained online. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, a public body is not required to copy a public record that...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 9
  (a) Each public body denying a request for public records shall notify the requester in writing of the decision to deny the request, the reasons...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 9.5
  Public Access Counselor; opinions. (a) A person whose request to inspect or copy a public record is denied by a public body, except the General...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 10
  (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 83-1013. Repealed by P.A. 96-542, eff. 1-1-10.)
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 11
  (a) Any person denied access to inspect or copy any public record by a public body may file suit for injunctive or declaratory relief. (b)...
• Illinois Freedom of Information Act. - 5 ILCS 140, Section 11.5
  Administrative review. A binding opinion issued by the Attorney General shall be considered a final decision of an administrative agency, for purposes of administrative review...

Last modified: February 18, 2015