Legal Opinion
Southern Illinoisan v. Department of Public Health
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 28, 2001No. 5 — 99—0568PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE CHAPMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
The Southern Illinoisan, a division of Lee Enterprises, Inc., issued a letter on October 28, 1997, to the Illinois Department of Public Health (the Department), asking for copies of the documents relating to the incidence of neuroblastoma from 1985 to the date of the letter, as they were available by the type of cancer, zip code, and date of diagnosis. The Department denied the Southern Illinoisan’s request, citing the medical studies statute (735 ILCS 5/8 — 201 et seq. (West 1998)) as the basis for the exemption from disclosure. In…
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