Lieber v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University

The issue in this case is whether the Freedom of Information Act (Act) (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (West 1994)) requires Southern Illinois University (SIU) to provide the owner of an apartment building approved by the University for freshmen students with a list containing the names and addresses of individuals who had contacted the University about freshman housing. The circuit court held that SIU did not have to give the building’s owner access to this information and granted summary judgment in favor of the University. The appellate court reversed and remanded with directions to enter summary…