Illinois House passes bill shielding gun owner lists from public disclosure
SRINGFIELD — Gun owners in Illinois could have their identities shielded from public disclosure under legislation that passed the House Friday. Attorney General Lisa Madigan has contended lists of gun owners who have Firearm Owner Identification cards should be retrievable under the state’s Freedom of Information Act.Legislation sponsored by Rep. Richard Morthland (R-Cordova) would amount to an …
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State rules for newspaper in records request
CHAMPAIGN — The News-Gazette is awaiting the city’s release of information regarding officers who have been named in citizen complaints against the police after the Illinois attorney general’s office ruled that the information should be made public. read more
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Corps kept advisers in dark on barrier power
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this winter declined to make public a report revealing that its electric barrier system is not operating at a level strong enough to repel all sizes of Asian carp, saying it would be released with a batch of related studies in late summer or fall.
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