Illinois Freedom of Information Act
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The Illinois Freedom of Information Act is a state law that guarantees public access to government records in Illinois to promote transparency and accountability.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois Freedom of Information Act canonical | 23 |
| Illinois FOIA | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2324092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois Freedom of Information Act Context triple: [Illinois Compiled Statutes, hasPart, Illinois Freedom of Information Act]
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A.
Illinois Compiled Statutes
The Illinois Compiled Statutes are the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the U.S. state of Illinois.
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B.
Illinois General Assembly
The Illinois General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Illinois, responsible for enacting state laws and overseeing the governance framework of the state.
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C.
Illinois Constitution
The Illinois Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Illinois, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of its state government and protecting the rights of its citizens.
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D.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act is a U.S. law that grants the public the right to access records from federal government agencies, promoting transparency and accountability.
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E.
Illinois executive branch
The Illinois executive branch is the state government division responsible for enforcing Illinois laws and administering public policy, led by the governor and other statewide elected officials and agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois Freedom of Information Act Target entity description: The Illinois Freedom of Information Act is a state law that guarantees public access to government records in Illinois to promote transparency and accountability.
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A.
Illinois Compiled Statutes
The Illinois Compiled Statutes are the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the U.S. state of Illinois.
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B.
Illinois General Assembly
The Illinois General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Illinois, responsible for enacting state laws and overseeing the governance framework of the state.
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C.
Illinois Constitution
The Illinois Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Illinois, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of its state government and protecting the rights of its citizens.
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D.
Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act is a U.S. law that grants the public the right to access records from federal government agencies, promoting transparency and accountability.
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E.
Illinois executive branch
The Illinois executive branch is the state government division responsible for enforcing Illinois laws and administering public policy, led by the governor and other statewide elected officials and agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Illinois state statute
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freedom of information law ⓘ public records law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Illinois boards and commissions
ⓘ
Illinois counties ⓘ Illinois executive branch departments ⓘ Illinois municipalities ⓘ Illinois public bodies ⓘ Illinois public universities ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois public universities system
Illinois school districts ⓘ Illinois state agencies ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois executive branch
any person making a records request ⓘ electronic records held by public bodies ⓘ paper records held by public bodies ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
State of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois
|
| containsProvision |
appeal procedures for denied requests
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exemptions from disclosure ⓘ fee rules for copying records ⓘ judicial review of denials ⓘ penalties for willful violations ⓘ time limits for responding to records requests ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| enforcedBy |
Illinois Attorney General
ⓘ
Illinois courts ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois state court system
|
| governingBody | Illinois General Assembly ⓘ |
| grantsRightTo |
inspect public records
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obtain copies of public records ⓘ request public records ⓘ |
| hasExemption |
attorney-client privileged communications exemption
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law enforcement records exemption ⓘ personal privacy exemption ⓘ preliminary drafts and notes exemption ⓘ trade secrets exemption ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
narrow construction of exemptions
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presumption of openness of public records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
administrative law
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open government law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guarantee public access to government records in Illinois
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to promote government accountability ⓘ to promote government transparency ⓘ |
| regulates |
access to public records
ⓘ
disclosure of government-held information ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Illinois Open Meetings Act
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federal Freedom of Information Act ⓘ |
| scope |
records in possession of public bodies
ⓘ
records under control of public bodies ⓘ |
| shortName |
IL FOIA
ⓘ
Illinois FOIA ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Illinois Freedom of Information Act Description of subject: The Illinois Freedom of Information Act is a state law that guarantees public access to government records in Illinois to promote transparency and accountability.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Illinois Freedom of Information Act
Board of Education of Niles Township High School District 219
→
subjectTo
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
ⓘ
Board of Education of Arlington Heights School District 25
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subjectTo
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
ⓘ
Board of Education of Northfield Township High School District 225
→
subjectTo
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
ⓘ
Village Board of Trustees (North Aurora, Illinois)
→
subjectTo
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
ⓘ
subject linked to:
Village Board of Trustees
Board of Education of Oak Lawn Community High School District 229
→
subjectTo
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
ⓘ
Board of Education of Thornton Township High Schools District 205
→
subjectTo
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
ⓘ
Board of Education of Community High School District 99
→
subjectTo
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
ⓘ
Board of Education of Glen Ellyn School District 41
→
subjectTo
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
ⓘ
Board of Education of Hinsdale Township High School District 86
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subjectTo
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
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Board of Education of Elk Grove Township Community Consolidated School District 59
→
subjectTo
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
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Public Access Counselor in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General
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legalAuthorityOver
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
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Public Access Counselor in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General
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legalBasis
→
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
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