Monthly Archives: July 2016

Last week, Governor Rauner signed House Bill 4715, which became Public Act 99-0586 (the “Public Act”). The Public Act amends the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) to allow additional penalties for FOIA violations in cases filed after January 1, 2017, the effective date of the Public Act. The amendments made by the Public Act make [...]

On June 30, 2016, Governor Rauner signed House Bill 4630 (“HB 4630”). HB 4630 amends the Open Meetings Act to require that all public bodies provide access to the minutes and verbatim recordings of closed session meetings to their board members. Access to the minutes and verbatim recordings must be granted in the public body’s [...]