Topic:
FOIA and public records
House Bill 1715 (Durkin, R-Western Springs) provides that a public body is not required to copy and make available for public inspection a public record if it is published on its website. Senate Bill 2055 (Risinger, R-Peoria) and House Bill 1869 (Mautino, D-Spring Valley) allow the public body’s website to be used in lieu of publishing legal notices in a newspaper although they do it differently. All three bills are scheduled for committee hearings.