STERN v. WHEATON-WARRENVILLE COMMUNITY UNIT

No. 107139.

910 N.E.2d 85 (2009)

233 Ill.2d 396

Mark O. STERN, Appellant, v. WHEATON-WARRENVILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 200, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Relias, Julie Heuberger Yura, and Katie L. Belpedio, of Franczek Radelet & Rose P.C., Chicago, for appellant.

Shawn M. Collins and Robert L. Dawidiuk, of The Collins Law Firm, P.C., Naperville, for appellee.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, and Jane Elinor Notz, Deputy Solicitor General, Chicago, of counsel), for amicus curiae Attorney General of Illinois.

Terry Pastika, Elmhurst, for amicus curiae Citizen Advocacy Center.

Donald M. Craven and Ester J. Seitz, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Press Association.


OPINION

Chief Justice FITZGERALD delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a school superintendent's employment contract is exempt from disclosure under section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or Act) (5 ILCS 140/7 (West 2006)). We hold that it is not exempt from disclosure, and affirm in part and vacate in part the judgment of the appellate court (384 Ill.App.3d 615, 323 Ill.Dec. 792,

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