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Illinois Mon Aug 17 2009
Quinn to Sign FOIA reforms
An update to the column you see on your right there: Governor Quinn will sign the reforms to the FOIA and Open Meetings Act passed earlier this year by the General Assembly.
Quinn's office could not be reached Sunday after sending out an advisory indicating his plan to "sign legislation regarding transparency" today in Chicago. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, whose office helped draft the Freedom of Information Act legislation, is to appear.
The measure will plug many loopholes in the FOIA law and establish a public access counselor under the attorney general to issue binding opinions in records disputes.
