Illinois FOIA & OMA Reference: 7(1)https://illinoisfoia.org/exemptions/7-1/2025-09-08T00:00:00ZIllinois State Police improperly withheld MHDDCA records under 7(1)https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-84839/2025-09-08T00:00:00ZThe question was whether the Illinois State Police (ISP) properly withheld records responsive to a 2024 FOIA request for police reports, witness statements, and communications concerning a 1969 death at a state mental health facility, based on the FOIA exemption at 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(a) for information made confidential by the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act (MHDDCA), 740 ILCS 110/3(a). The Public Access Bureau held that ISP improperly withheld the documents in theiVillage of Caseyville improperly withheld employee emails under Section 7(1)https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-73487/2023-05-02T00:00:00ZA resident requested emails from two Village of Caseyville employees, but the Village failed to provide them, claiming they were exempt. The Attorney General's office reviewed the case and found that the Village did not provide enough evidence to justify keeping the emails secret. Consequently, the PAC asked the Village to release the requested records to the requester.