https://illinoisfoia.org/exemptions/3-g/ 2022-10-19T00:00:00Z https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-73336/ 2022-10-19T00:00:00Z

The question was whether a public body properly denied a FOIA request as an unduly burdensome repeated request under 5 ILCS 140/3(g) where the request came from one of three individuals who routinely share and coordinate FOIA requests and responses. The Public Access Bureau held that the Request for Review was unfounded, concluding that the requester and two other individuals acted collectively as a 'group' and therefore qualified as a single 'person' under 5 ILCS 140/2(b), so the public body wa

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/2014-pac-29590/ 2014-09-08T00:00:00Z

The requester sought records concerning a village clerk's participation in a conference, including communications, billing records, contribution documentation, and expense records. The village government responded that it had no responsive records and also claimed part of the request was unduly burdensome under section 3(g) because it was a repeat of an earlier request that had allegedly been "properly denied." The PAC found that the village government violated FOIA in multiple ways: it failed t