Lieber v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University

Stan Lieber, plaintiff-appellant, brought this action seeking the disclosure of information from Southern Illinois University (University), defendant-appellee, pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (Act) (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (West 1992)). The circuit court entered summary judgment in favor of the University. The circuit court determined that the University was not required to disclose the information that Lieber sought, and the court denied Lieber’s motion for summary judgment. Lieber appealed to this court, and we reversed the circuit court’s summary judgment in favor of the…