Under Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act, there is a presumption that government records are open to the public. Body cam footage is an anomaly. Its availability is dictated by the […] ...

The office has received 273 requests for review of local decisions. Those happen when someone who has filed a request for records believes the public body has violated the act. And 5,922 people have ...

Your federal Freedom of Information Act request may not actually be processed by a government employee. With pressure for increased… Your federal Freedom of Information Act request may not actually be ...

The Fort Smith School Board received training on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on Monday. There are two ongoing FOIA lawsuits against the board. Thomas Pennington, professor of legal studies ...

A proposed advisory committee to modernize how agencies comply with the Freedom of Information Act could herald a major improvement in relations between government agencies and the researchers, ...

When her daughter started kindergarten, Miriam Bhimani was eager to get more context about how decisions were being made at the Chicago elementary school. So she started writing requests to the ...