Workmann v. Illinois State Board of Education

Plaintiff, Francis Workmann, appeals from an order of the circuit court which denied his motion for the imposition of attorney fees against defendants, Emil Jones, Jr., and Richard Mulcahey. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 116, par. 201 et seq.), plaintiff sought an injunction to compel defendants to deliver certain records. The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in determining that plaintiff did not “substantially prevail” in his action so as to warrant the award of attorney fees to plaintiff under section ll(i) of the Act (Ill.…