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Public Records Definition

26 Illinois PAC opinions and determination letters about public records definition.

Transit authority president's schedule and calendar
Binding opinionViolation found
2024 PAC 79748 · Freedom of Information Compliance Chicago Transit Authority · 2024
Violation found
Aggregate inmate head injury data and evaluation policies
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 62579 · Illinois Department of Corrections · 2020
Improperly withheld records
Manganese throughput reports submitted to a public health department
Binding opinionViolation found
2019 PAC 58468 · City of Chicago · 2019
Violation found
A taped recording of a committee meeting
Binding opinionViolation found
2019 PAC 59799 · City of Bunker Hill · 2019
Violation found
The Governor's calendar with meeting details
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 35747 · Office of the Governor · 2015
Improperly withheld records
Records of the Danville Housing Task Force
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 37249 · City of Danville · 2015
Improperly withheld records
A charter school's records of public business
Binding opinionViolation found
2013 PAC 23857 · UNO Charter School Network · 2013
Improperly withheld records
City council members' electronic communications during meetings
Binding opinionViolation found
2011 PAC 15916 · City of Champaign
Improperly withheld records
Website usage data from office computers
Determination letterNo violation
Madison County Treasurer's Office
No violation found
Correspondence between a governor's office and a former agency director
Determination letterViolation found
Office of the Illinois Governor
Improperly withheld records
Emails from a professor's university account
Determination letterNo violation
University of Illinois
No violation found
Settlement agreements with a paramedic services contractor
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Lincolnwood
Improperly withheld records
Selective enrollment test data and phone call logs
Determination letterNo violation
Chicago Public Schools
No violation found
A recorded village board meeting video
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Tinley Park
No violation found
Consumer fraud forms and rules on a public body's website
Determination letterClosed no further action
Office of the Attorney General
Closed, no further action
A public official's personal political Facebook page
Determination letterClosed no further action
Will County
No violation found
Metadata compilation of electronic monitoring call recordings
Determination letterNo violation
Cook County Sheriff's Office
No violation found
A mayor's text messages with public officials
Determination letterNo violation
City of Chicago Mayor's Office
No violation found
An administrative law judge bench book on vehicle enforcement
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Department of Administrative Hearings
Improperly withheld records
A university's media rights contract with a conference
Determination letterViolation found
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Improperly withheld records
Aggregated student survey data by instructor and course
Determination letterClosed no further action
University of Illinois
Closed, no further action
A custom data report from a school district's software vendor
Determination letterNo violation
Chicago Public Schools
No violation found
Application materials for a housing development assessment
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Housing Development Authority
No violation found
Staff identities in complaint processing
Determination letterClosed no further action
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Responsibility
Closed, no further action
A private law firm's internal payroll records
Determination letterNo violation
Madison County State's Attorney's Office
No violation found
College records of employee bereavement acknowledgments
Determination letterClosed no further action
South Suburban College
Closed, no further action