Legal Opinion
Copley Press, Inc. v. Board of Education
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 17, 2005No. 3-05-0011PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lytton
Plaintiffs, Copley Press and the Peoria Journal Star (Copley), sued defendant, the Peoria School District Board of Education, seeking release of certain documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (West 2002)). The trial court ordered the release of the documents and awarded statutory attorney fees under section 11 of the FOIA but reduced the requested fee amount. 5 ILCS 140/11(i) (West 2002) The Board appeals the release of the documents and the award of fees. Plaintiffs appeal the reduction of the award. We reverse.
FACTS
On July 30, 2004, the Peoria School…
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