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TWIN-CITIES BROADCASTING v. REYNARD

No. 4-95-0688.

661 N.E.2d 401 (1996)

277 Ill. App.3d 777

214 Ill.Dec. 547

TWIN-CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION, WJBC-WBNQ Radio, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles REYNARD, McLean County State's Attorney, et al., Defendants-Appellees (The Board of Regents of the University Regency System, Intervenor-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided January 19, 1996.

Rehearing Denied March 12, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald M. Craven, Craven & Thornton, P.C., Springfield, for Twin-Cities Broadcasting Corp., WJBC-WBNQ Radio.

R. Brian Hug, Assistant State's Attorney (argued), McLean County Law & Justice Ctr., Bloomington, for Charles Reynard, McLean County State's Attorney, Gary Riss, Chairman, McLean County Board.

Carol Hansen Posegate, Gregory K. Harris (argued), Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C., Springfield, Renee Y. Smith, University Legal Counsel, Ill. State University, Normal, for Board of Regents of the University Regency System.

Presiding Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (West 1994)) encourages a free flow and disclosure of information between government and the people. The FOIA, nevertheless, specifically exempts from government disclosure numerous categories of information and documents. (5 ILCS 140/7 (West 1994).) The question raised by this appeal is whether a government entity in possession of information...

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