Illinois FOIA & OMA Reference: 7(1)(t) https://illinoisfoia.org/exemptions/7-1-t/ 2025-09-25T00:00:00Z IL Dept. of Financial & Professional Regulation not in violation for lacking disciplinary records https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-89273/ 2025-09-25T00:00:00Z A requester asked for records related to a 2013 disciplinary case, but the Department only provided a single order. The requester complained to the Attorney General's office, believing more records should exist. The PAC found that the Department does not actually have the additional records requested and that other parts of the file are legally protected from release. Basis for Withholding Communication From Former Attorney https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/2025-pac-86098/ 2025-07-15T00:00:00Z The requester, a reporter, sought an attachment to a school board president's email forwarding a former law firm's correspondence to board members, which a school district withheld citing attorney-client, deliberative-process, and other exemptions. The Public Access Counselor held that the record did not reflect legal advice sought from or given by the district's former attorney, did not represent the district's own predecisional deliberations, and was not otherwise shown to be legally confident Park Ridge Police Department improperly invoked federal exemptions for death investigation records https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-57377/ 2023-06-05T00:00:00Z A reporter requested police records about a death investigation from the Park Ridge Police Department, which refused to provide them, citing federal FOIA exemptions. The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau reviewed the case and determined that the department's response violated the Illinois Freedom of Information Act because the department, as a state public body, could not rely on federal FOIA exemptions. The determination does not specify any remedy or order to release the records Southern Illinois University properly withheld consultant review under 7(1)(t) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-50831/ 2018-07-03T00:00:00Z A student newspaper requested a consultant's report regarding university athletics operations. The university refused to release the report, claiming it was exempt from disclosure. The Attorney General's office agreed with the university, finding that the report was properly withheld and that the Athletic Director did not have the authority to waive that legal protection.