CHICAGO TRIBUNE CO. v. BD. OF EDUC.

No. 1-01-3704.

773 N.E.2d 674 (2002)

332 Ill. App.3d 60

265 Ill.Dec. 910

CHICAGO TRIBUNE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

June 28, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

(Marilyn F. Johnson, Nancy K. Laureto, Lee Ann Lowder, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellant Board of Education of the City of Chicago.

Amicus Curiae Illinois Association of School Boards, Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd. (Sarah E. Price, Heidi A. Katz, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellant.

Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood (Richard J. O'Brien, Eric S. Mattson, Brendan J. Healey, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee.

(Paulette R. Dodson, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee.

Donald M. Craven, P.C. (Donald M. Craven, of counsel), Springfield, for Appellee, Amicus Curiae Illinois Press Association.

Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (Wallace C. Winter, Diana White, Brent Pennington, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee, Amicus Curiae.

Designs for Change (Sharon M. Weitzman, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee, Amicus Curiae.

Equip for Equality, Inc. (Laura Miller, Barry C. Taylor, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee, Amicus Curiae.

Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Parents United for Responsible Education (Sarah Vanderwicken, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee, Amicus Curiae.

Northwestern University Law School, Bluhm Legal Clinic (John S. Elson, Angela Coin, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee, Amicus Curiae.


Presiding Justice BURKE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Board) appeals from an order of the circuit court denying the Board's motion to dismiss, pursuant to section 2-619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-619 (West 1998)), an injunction action filed by plaintiff Chicago Tribune Company (Tribune) seeking certain student information under the Freedom of Information Act (Act) (5 ILCS 140/1

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