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HAMER v. LENTZ

No. 67401.

132 Ill.2d 49 (1989)

547 N.E.2d 191

BRIAN A. HAMER, Appellee, v. NORMAN E. LENTZ et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied December 4, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Robert J. Ruiz, Solicitor General, and Karen Michels Caille, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for appellants.

Brian A. Hamer, pro se, and Herbert L. Zarov, of Mayer, Brown & Platt, of Chicago, for appellee.

James C. Craven and Donald M. Craven, of Springfield, for amici curiae Attorneys for Illinois Press Association and Illinois Newsbroadcasters Association.

Barry A. Miller and Malcolm C. Rich, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Chicago Council of Lawyers.

Judgment affirmed in part; reversed in part.

JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County for injunctive and declaratory relief pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 116, par. 201 et seq.) against Norman E. Lentz, administrative secretary of the General Assembly Retirement System (GARS), and the board of trustees of GARS. In his complaint...

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