FOIA section 9.5(g)

FOIA

5 ILCS 140/9.5(g). Section 9.5 overview: Sets up the Public Access Counselor (PAC) review process: a requester who was denied can file a “Request for Review” with the Attorney General's office within 60 days, and the PAC can issue either a non-binding determination letter or, in some cases, a binding Public Access Opinion.

1 issue across 1 determination letter:1 no determination / resolved.

Counts are per issue, not per letter, and come from automated extraction checked against sampled letters. Determination letters are not binding precedent.

Drafting brief for an AI assistant

Copy this into your assistant to help draft a request, appeal, or challenge to a denial that turns on this issue. It carries the rules and decisions, not your facts: add those yourself. Machine-readable version: foia-9-5-g.json.

TOPIC: 5 ILCS 140/9.5(g)
SOURCE: Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau decisions compiled at https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/foia-9-5-g/
NOTE: Determination letters are not binding precedent; they show how the Bureau applies the law. Verify every decision against the source PDF before citing it.

NO DETERMINATION / RESOLVED (1):
- PAC action barred by pending FOIA suit
  Rule: If the requester files suit under section 11 regarding the same denial, the Public Access Counselor must take no further action on the pending request for review.
  Decision: A sheriff's office's denial of FOIA records (non-binding determination letter, October 10, 2024) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-83276/



TASK FOR THE ASSISTANT: Using only the decisions above, help draft a letter. Argue from the rule and cite the decision by name and date. Do not invent decisions.

No determination / resolved (1)

PAC action barred by pending FOIA suit
Rule: If the requester files suit under section 11 regarding the same denial, the Public Access Counselor must take no further action on the pending request for review.
No determination / resolved A sheriff's office's denial of FOIA records · October 10, 2024