UPTOWN PEOPLE'S LAW v. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 1-13-0161.

7 N.E.3d 102 (2014)

2014 IL App (1st) 130161

379 Ill. Dec. 676

UPTOWN PEOPLE'S LAW CENTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

February 27, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Mills , Nicole Schult , Uptown People's Law Center, Chicago, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, Chicago ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, Timothy K. McPike , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for appellee.


OPINION

Justice LAVIN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 This appeal arises from a dispute between plaintiff Uptown People's Law Center (Uptown) and defendant Illinois Department of Corrections (the IDOC). After Uptown commenced this action alleging that the IDOC had failed to turn over public records in violation of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq...

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