Critics say new FOIA law could stifle information
By Doug Finke
State Capitol Bureau
Posted Jun. 21, 2014 @ 9:30 pm
A bill rushed through the closing days of the General Assembly’s spring session is drawing the ire of a good-government group that contends it will restrict the ability of citizens to get information about their governments.
Supporters, though, said the bill is a way to help municipalities deal with a comparative handful of people who file excessive requests under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, tying up employees who could better be used doing other work.
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