IEA v. ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

No. 93347.

791 N.E.2d 522 (2003)

204 Ill.2d 456

274 Ill.Dec. 430

ILLINOIS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, an Illinois Not For Profit Corporation, Appellant, v. The ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 22, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph H. Loewenstein, of Loewenstein, Hagen & Smith, P.C., Springfield, for appellant.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, Brian F. Barov, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for appellee.


Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue presented in this case is whether the Freedom of Information Act (Act) (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (West 2000)) requires the Illinois State Board of Education (Board) to disclose material provided to the Illinois Attorney General (Attorney General) pertaining to its request for an Attorney General opinion, or whether such material is protected by the attorney-client privilege. The Illinois Education Association...

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