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PEOPLE EX REL. BIRKETT v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 84452.

705 N.E.2d 48 (1998)

184 Ill.2d 521

235 Ill.Dec. 435

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois ex rel. Joseph E. BIRKETT, State's Attorney of Du Page County, et al., Appellees, v. The CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 17, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, Chicago, Joseph M. Laraia, Wheaton, Anton R. Valukas, Jenner & Block, Chicago, for the City of Chicago.

Joseph V. Karaganis, Karaganis & White, Ltd., Chicago, Joseph Birkett, State's Attorney DuPage County, Wheaton, for the People ex rel. Birkett.

Benjamin Wolf, Chicago, for American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois.

Bruce R. Pfaff, Bruce Robert Pfaff & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, for Illinois Trial Lawyers.

Chief Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal, we are asked to recognize a "deliberative process privilege" to protect certain advice and discussions between government officials concerning formulation of governmental decisions and policy. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the adoption of a privilege as broad-based as that sought in this case is best left to the legislature.

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