FOIA section 2(b)
FOIA5 ILCS 140/2(b). Section 2 overview: Defines the Act's key terms: what counts as a “public body” (state agencies, counties, cities, school districts, and their subcommittees), who counts as a “requester,” what a “public record” is, what makes a request a “commercial purpose” or “recurrent” request (which get different response rules), and other terms used throughout the Act.
1 issue across 1 determination letter:1 no violation.
Counts are per issue, not per letter, and come from automated extraction checked against sampled letters. Determination letters are not binding precedent.
Authorities the Bureau cites most on this issue
- Retroactive application of recurrent requester status (PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 17798) cited 1 times
Drafting brief for an AI assistant
Copy this into your assistant to help draft a request, appeal, or challenge to a denial that turns on this issue. It carries the rules and decisions, not your facts: add those yourself. Machine-readable version: foia-2-b.json.
No violation (1)
Aggregation of requests as same person
Rule: Individuals submitting FOIA requests on behalf of the same business constitute the same person, so their requests may be aggregated.
No violation Aggregation of multiple FOIA requests as voluminous · March 3, 2025