Rockford Newspapers, Inc. v. Northern Illinois Council On Alcoholism & Drug Dependence

The question presented herein is whether a private, not-for-profit organization, funded primarily by government agencies and required to comply with numerous government regulations, is subject to the provisions of “An Act in Relation to Meetings” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 102, par. 41 et seq.), commonly known as the Open Meetings Act. The trial court found that the organization in this case was not subject to the provisions of the Act. We agree.

Defendant, Northern Illinois Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (hereinafter known as NICADD) is a corporation organized under the provisions…