7(1)(a)

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Federal/State-law confidentiality — or public defender case files, for documents issued under the other amendment version

Federal/State-law confidentiality — or public defender case files, for documents issued under the other amendment version (see Sec. 7)

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16 upheld (no violation found) · 23 rejected (violation found) · 5 partial violation · 10 closed / insufficient info / other, out of 54 documents.

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All 54 documents citing 7(1)(a)

Email attachments between school board members
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 86098 · Leslie Quade Kennedy Attorney for Hinsdale Township High School District · 2025
Improperly withheld records
A mayor's termination letter to a village clerk
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 89395 · Village of Thomasboro · 2025
Improperly withheld records
Police reports of an incident at a high school
Binding opinionNo violation
2023 PAC 76670 · Village of La Grange · 2023
No violation found
A private attorney's letter to a city law department
Binding opinionViolation found
2022 PAC 73136 · City of Chicago Department of Law · 2022
Improperly withheld records
Police records of uncharged sexual offense allegations against minors
Binding opinionNo violation
2020 PAC 65525 · Village of Bartlett · 2021
No violation found
Subpoenas received by a police department
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 65160 · Chicago Police Department · 2021
Applications for cannabis cultivation center licenses
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 61510 · Illinois Department of Agriculture · 2020
Improperly withheld records
A police report of a sexual assault of a minor
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 64668 · Ogle County Sheriff's Office · 2020
Improperly withheld records
Police body-camera footage of a motor vehicle accident
Binding opinionViolation found
2018 PAC 55193 · Chicago Police Department · 2019
Violation found
Redacted narrative sections of police arrest reports
Binding opinionViolation found
2019 PAC 58547 · City of Joliet Police Department · 2019
Improperly withheld records
Police body-camera and dash-camera recordings of an in-custody death
Binding opinionViolation found
2019 PAC 58962 · City of Waukegan Waukegan City Hall · 2019
Improperly withheld records
Audio recordings of a housing authority board's public meetings
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 49564 · Lake County Housing Authority · 2017
Violation found
An investigative file on a real estate agent
Binding opinionViolation found
2011 PAC 17813 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) · 2012
Violation found
Investigatory records on a minor's shooting death
Binding opinionViolation found
2012 PAC 19602 · Illinois State Police · 2012
Improperly withheld records
Records regarding a judge's removal and complaints
Binding opinionNo violation
2011 PAC 21348 · Judicial Inquiry Board of the State of Illinois · 2012
No violation found
De-identified student test scores
Binding opinionViolation found
2012 PAC 21157 · Pleasantdale School District 107 · 2012
Improperly withheld records
A comprehensive index of binding Public Access Counselor opinions issued from 2010 to 2026
Binding opinionOther
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Administrative index document
Names of first-time freshmen and graduation statuses
Binding opinionViolation found
2011 PAC 17006 · Chicago State University
Improperly withheld records
Animal research protocol and medical records
Determination letterViolation found
University of Illinois
Improperly withheld records
A settlement agreement and remedial warning for a tenured teacher
Determination letterViolation found
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District No. 64
Improperly withheld records
Public aid assistance records
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Human Services
No violation found
A corrections department's gang renunciation program records
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois Department of Corrections
Violation found
An exhibit to a teacher's notice to remedy resolution
Determination letterViolation found
Central School District No. 104
Improperly withheld records
Police body-camera footage of a courthouse incident
Determination letterNo violation
Lake County Sheriff's Office
No violation found
An internal investigation into a professor's research and IRB process
Determination letterPartial violation
University of Illinois
Improperly withheld records
Death investigation records and police-federal communications
Determination letterViolation found
Park Ridge Police Department
Improperly withheld records
Police body-camera recordings of a traffic crash
Determination letterNo violation
Chicago Police Department
No violation found
A school district's settlement agreement with a student's family
Determination letterPartial violation
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118
Partial violation found; records ordered disclosed
Closed complaint records about police employees
Determination letterNo violation
Town of Cicero
No violation found
Misconduct complaint records involving two city employees
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Peoria
Improperly withheld records
Complaints and investigative files about a school district's general counsel
Determination letterNo violation
Chicago Public Schools
No violation found
An applicant's background check and polygraph records
Determination letterViolation found
Romeoville Police Department
Improperly withheld records
An email about an incident log
Determination letterViolation found
Cook County Sheriff's Office
Improperly withheld records
Employee information covered by a collective bargaining agreement
Determination letterNo violation
Cook County School District 130
No violation found
Personnel files of three housing authority employees
Determination letterViolation found
DeKalb County Housing Authority
Improperly withheld records
Spreadsheet of firearms restraining order data
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois State Police
No violation found
Disciplinary case files of a state regulatory agency
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
No violation found
Police dashcam and body-camera footage of a traffic stop
Determination letterPartial violation
Illinois State Police
Partial violation found
Personal case file records of a state human services agency
Determination letterClosed no further action
Illinois Department of Human Services
Closed, no further action
Aggregated student survey data by instructor and course
Determination letterClosed no further action
University of Illinois
Closed, no further action
Emails withheld under attorney-client privilege and insurance exemptions
Determination letterNo violation
Village
No violation found
List of adult library cardholders
Determination letterClosed no further action
Hinsdale Public Library
No violation found
Closed-session minutes and recordings of an investigation
Determination letterClosed no further action
Downers Grove Public Library
Closed, no further action
Teacher evaluation performance task results
Determination letterClosed no further action
Chicago Public Schools
Closed, no further action
Records of isolation allegations and medical care
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department on Aging
No violation found
Incident reports and disciplinary records of student altercations
Determination letterClosed no further action
Libertyville School District No. 70
Closed, no further action
Police reports on named private individuals
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Libertyville
No violation found
A proprietary cost table in assessment software
Determination letterNo violation
Marion County Assessor's Office
No violation found
Video footage of a shooting under investigation
Determination letterClosed no further action
City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC)
Closed, no further action
Police reports from a 2009 case
Determination letterPartial violation
Wheaton Police Department
Partial violation found
Juvenile criminal history records of a deceased individual
Determination letterClosed no further action
Chicago Police Department
Closed, no further action
Tax incentive program applications
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
Improperly withheld records
An inmate's discharge date from a corrections sentence
Determination letterClosed no further action
Illinois Department of Corrections
Closed, no further action
Investigative materials and hearing transcripts from a 2013 disciplinary order
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
No violation found