Galena Gazette Publications, Inc. v. County of Jo Daviess

PRESIDING JUSTICE GEOMETER

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a suit under the Open Meetings Act (Act) (5 ILCS 120/1 et seq. (West 2004)). Defendants, the County of Jo Daviess (County), also known as the Jo Daviess County Board (County Board) and the Jo Daviess Planning and Development Committee (PDC); Merri Berlage, as chairperson of the County Board; and the Galena City Council (City Council), appeal an order granting the motion of plaintiffs, Galena Gazette Publications, Inc.; Journal Standard, Inc.; and Telegraph Herald, a division of Woodward Communications, Inc., for summary…