Illinois FOIA split Archives - Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist & Johnson, LLC https://www.lglfirm.com/tag/illinois-foia-split/ Illinois Law Firm Wed, 04 Jun 2014 20:00:22 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 https://www.lglfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-LGLJ-badge2-32x32.png Illinois FOIA split Archives - Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist & Johnson, LLC https://www.lglfirm.com/tag/illinois-foia-split/ 32 32 Show me the money…because I prevailed on my FOIA action? It Depends. https://www.lglfirm.com/blog/illinois-foia-attorney-fees/ Thu, 29 May 2014 13:00:20 +0000 https://www.lglfirm.com/?p=1471 The Illinois appellate courts have recently split on their interpretation of the Illinois legislature’s 2010 amendment to the Freedom of Information Act’s (FOIA) fee-shifting provision that allows “prevailing” requesters to seek payment of their attorney fees from public bodies.  In 2012, the Second District held that the change to the law makes it harder for...

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