Henry v. Anderson

In these two cases consolidated in the trial court, plaintiff, Dr. Deloris Henry, sued seven members of the board of education of Champaign Community Unit School District No. 4. She alleged that on October 29 and 30, 2002, they violated section 2a of the Open Meetings Act (Act) (5 ILCS 120/2a (West 2002)) by holding closed meetings without first citing any statutory exception to the requirement of open meetings. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, and the trial court granted defendants’ motion in both cases. Plaintiff appeals, arguing that as a matter of law, defendants…