Local 1274, Ill. Fed. of Teachers v. NILES TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL, DIST.

The plaintiff, Local 1274, commenced this action against the defendant, Niles Township High Schools, District 219 (the District), requesting disclosure of the names and addresses of all of the District’s enrolled students and their parents under the Freedom of Information Act (hereinafter FOIA or Act) (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (West 1994)). The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff now appeals.

This case is before this court for the second time. In the initial proceeding, the trial court granted summary judgment for the defendant, finding that before attempting…