Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
Although the 2009 amendments to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) were intended to increase government transparency, the amendments lack the necessary sanctions, neutral oversight, and incentives for compliance with the Act. The purpose of enacting such "Sunshine" laws is to simplify the road to public access and rebuild public trust in government. This purpose has not yet been realized in Illinois. This Comment argues that sanctions against public bodies should be strengthened in order to increase compliance with the Act, that a cost-effective path to enforcement of the law should be created in order to increase incentives for citizens to enforce their right to know, and that an independent review board should be formed to handle FOIA requests.
First Page
601
Last Page
630
Publication Date
6-1-2013
Department
College of Law
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Harmon, Alyssa
(2013)
"Illinois's Freedom of Information Act: More Access or More Hurdles?,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 33:
Iss.
3, Article 3.
Suggested Citation
Alyssa Harmon, Comment, Illinois’s Freedom of Information Act: More Access or More Hurdles?, 33 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 601 (2013).
