(Curran, R-Woodridge) exempts from inspection and copying interagency or intra-agency memoranda or letters that would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency. Provides that the exemption does not apply to a record created 25 years or more before the date on which the record is requested. Scheduled for hearing tomorrow in Senate Judiciary Committee.
Plaintiff, a reporter, submitted 4 FOIA requests to obtain videotaped police interviews of several persons, but City denied the requests. Court properly granted summary judgment for City. Criminal Code prohibits transmission of any electronic recording of any statement made by an accused during a custodial interrogation that is compiled by any law enforcement. The subjects of the FOIA requests are confidential and thus exempt from disclosure under section 7(1)(a) of the FOIA.(LYTTON and WRIGHT, concurring.)
(Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview) amends the Code of Civil Procedure to provide that unless the action is governed by the procedures or provisions of another statute, a person suffering legal wrong because of a final administrative decision, or adversely affected or aggrieved by a final administrative decision, is entitled to judicial review of the final administrative decision to the same extent, with the same rights and the same responsibilities, as a person who is a party. The only exception is that this person is not entitled to relief if there was a previous public hearing at which the person failed to present his or her position. To the extent necessary, the person may provide new or additional evidence to the court for the limited purpose of demonstrating the legal wrong or adverse effect or impairment that he or she has experienced or may experience as a result of the final administrative decision.
These new provisions are limited to final administrative permitting decisions made by the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Public Health, or Department of Transportation that impact the public trust in the waters and lands of this State, State parks or natural areas, threatened or endangered species, surface or ground water quality, air quality, or other matters affecting the right to a healthful environment under the Illinois Constitution.
For purposes of this Section, "adversely affected or aggrieved" means a plaintiff demonstrates: (1) an injury-in-fact that is concrete and particularized, actual, and imminent; (2) a causal connection between the plaintiff's injury and the defendant's conduct; and (3) a likelihood that a decision in the plaintiff's favor would redress the injury.
House Bill 2839 is scheduled for hearing next week in House Judiciary Committee.
(Court opinion corrected 3/4/19.) Respondent filed petition to appear as a candidate for City Alderman in consolidated primary election; he first filed to be nominated at Democratic Party primary, but later realized that his City doesn't hold partisan primaries, and thus filed a 2nd set of nominating petitions as a nonpartisan candidate and filed a document "withdrawing" his "candidacy" as a "Democrat." Objector objected that Respondent had violated Section 10-4 of Election Code. Section 10-6.2 of Election Code, which is more specific on this topic and which permits multiple filings and prescribes a procedure whereby candidate may choose one set of the petitions, controls over the more generally-worded Section 10-4. The dual-circulation prohibition in Section 10-4 applies only to partisan elections, and does not apply to this nonpartisan election. (FITZGERALD SMITH and LAVIN, concurring.)
(Mazzochi, R-Westmont) provides that if the grounds do not appear on the face of the pleading, the motion must be supported by affidavit that the claim asserted is unenforceable because the claim was (1) filed for a purpose of forcing an individual or entity to change positions or induce or coerce behavior in a manner unrelated to the claim asserted; or (2) based on allegations made to a government entity by an anonymous complainant if: (a) the anonymous complainant is not revealed; or (b) the anonymous complainant, if revealed, made the allegations to a government entity while holding an ulterior motive with regard to the defendant or for the purposes of retaliating against the defendant. Assigned to House Rules Committee.
(Harris, D-Chicago) authorizes the board of managers acting on behalf of all unit owners to allocate the percentage of ownership in the common elements as a tract for each unit for the limited purpose of calculating the assessment or levy of any such taxes, special assessments, or charges of the State of Illinois or of any political subdivision. It may do so by a two-thirds vote of the members of the board of managers or by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the unit owners at a meeting duly called for such a purpose, or upon such greater vote as may be required by the declaration or bylaws.
Requires this allocation of ownership to be based on the square footage of each individual unit and that it be separate from, and in addition to, the allocation for purposes of association assessments for common expenses, association special assessments and charges, and voting rights. It has been assigned to the House Revenue and Finance Committee.
(Thapedi, D-Chicago) amends the Common Interest Community Association Act to limit the concurrent exercise by units of local government of powers and functions exercised by the State affecting community instruments and accounting practices.
It also amends the Condominium Property Act to limit the concurrent exercise by units of local government of powers and functions exercised by the State affecting an association’s: budgeting practices; sale of property; notice requirements; contracts with board members; voting procedures; property improvement procedures; accounting practices; collection and sharing of records; amendment to the condominium instruments; and subdivision or combination of units. It has been sent to the House floor by the House Judiciary Committee.
Dist Ct. did not err in dismissing plaintiff’s section 1983 action, alleging that defendant’s “bubble zone” ordinance that precluded plaintiffs from approaching within eight feet of person in 50-foot vicinity of abortion clinic, if plaintiffs’ purpose was to engage in counseling, education, leafleting, handbilling or abortion protesting, facially violated their First Amendment rights. Dismissal was proper, where Supreme Ct., in Hill, 530 S.Ct. 703, upheld nearly identical Colorado law based upon similar challenge. Ct. further observed that while Supreme Court, in McCullen, 134 S.Ct. 2518, and Reed, 135 S.Ct. 2218, subsequently rendered opinions that substantially undermined basis for Hill Ct.’s ruling, it was nevertheless bound by Hill Ct.’s ruling where Supreme Ct had not expressly overruled Hill.
(Bush, D-Grayslake) provides that a public body may hold a closed meeting to consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific independent contractors, or specific volunteers (currently, only specific employees) of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, independent contractor, or volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. Senate Bill 196 has been referred to the Committee on Assignments to be referred to a substantive committee.
(Mulroe, D-Chicago) amends the Code of Civil Procedure to provide that the failure to send a copy of the notice of foreclosure to the alderman or to file an affidavit as required results in a fine of $500 payable to the ward in which the property is located. Under current law, it results in the dismissal without prejudice of the complaint or counterclaim on a motion of a party or the court. It also deletes language regarding the requirements a party must comply with if the party refiles the complaint or counterclaim. Senate Bill 169 has been referred to the Committee on Assignments before being assigned to a substantive committee.