Illinois Open Meetings Act
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The Illinois Open Meetings Act is a state law that requires meetings of public bodies in Illinois to be conducted openly and with advance public notice to ensure government transparency and accountability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Illinois Open Meetings Act canonical | 29 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2324093 — 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)
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Target entity: Illinois Open Meetings Act Context triple: [Illinois Compiled Statutes, hasPart, Illinois Open Meetings Act]
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A.
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
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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B.
Illinois Human Rights Act
The Illinois Human Rights Act is a state civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, public accommodations, and financial credit based on protected characteristics.
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C.
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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D.
Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau
The Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau is a nonpartisan state agency responsible for drafting legislation, revising and publishing state laws, and providing legal research support to the Illinois General Assembly.
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E.
Illinois Compiled Statutes
The Illinois Compiled Statutes are the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the U.S. state of Illinois.
- 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 Open Meetings Act Target entity description: The Illinois Open Meetings Act is a state law that requires meetings of public bodies in Illinois to be conducted openly and with advance public notice to ensure government transparency and accountability.
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A.
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
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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B.
Illinois Human Rights Act
The Illinois Human Rights Act is a state civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, public accommodations, and financial credit based on protected characteristics.
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C.
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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D.
Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau
The Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau is a nonpartisan state agency responsible for drafting legislation, revising and publishing state laws, and providing legal research support to the Illinois General Assembly.
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E.
Illinois Compiled Statutes
The Illinois Compiled Statutes are the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the U.S. state of Illinois.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Illinois statute
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open meetings law ⓘ state transparency law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Public Access Counselor in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General ⓘ |
| allows |
any person to bring a civil action for violations
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closed meetings for specific statutory exceptions ⓘ |
| appliesTo | public bodies in Illinois ⓘ |
| citation | 5 ILCS 120 ⓘ |
| covers |
commissions and committees of public bodies in Illinois
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county boards in Illinois ⓘ municipal councils in Illinois ⓘ school boards in Illinois ⓘ special districts in Illinois ⓘ state agencies in Illinois ⓘ township boards in Illinois ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Illinois Attorney General
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State’s Attorneys in Illinois counties ⓘ |
| exempts | certain closed sessions permitted by law ⓘ |
| governs |
quorum requirements for public body meetings in Illinois
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use of electronic communications for meetings of public bodies in Illinois ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Illinois
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linked to:
Illinois
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| permits | removal of disruptive individuals from meetings under certain conditions ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil remedies for violations
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criminal penalties for willful violations ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure government accountability
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ensure government transparency ⓘ ensure that actions of public bodies are taken openly ⓘ ensure that deliberations of public bodies are conducted openly ⓘ |
| regulates | meetings of public bodies in Illinois ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Illinois Freedom of Information Act ⓘ |
| requires |
advance public notice of meetings of public bodies
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meetings of public bodies to be open to the public ⓘ notice of emergency meetings ⓘ notice of special meetings ⓘ posting of annual schedule of regular meetings ⓘ posting of meeting agendas ⓘ public access to approved minutes ⓘ recording of minutes of meetings ⓘ that final actions be taken in open session ⓘ that public bodies allow public attendance at meetings ⓘ that public bodies hold meetings at times and places convenient to the public ⓘ that public bodies keep verbatim recordings of closed sessions ⓘ that public bodies not take final action by secret ballot ⓘ that public bodies provide meeting notices to news media upon request ⓘ training for certain public officials on open meetings requirements ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
government transparency in Illinois
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open government ⓘ public access to meetings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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 Open Meetings Act Description of subject: The Illinois Open Meetings Act is a state law that requires meetings of public bodies in Illinois to be conducted openly and with advance public notice to ensure government transparency and accountability.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Board of Education of Niles Township High School District 219
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subjectTo
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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Board of Education of Arlington Heights School District 25
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subjectTo
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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Board of Education of Northfield Township High School District 225
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subjectTo
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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subject linked to:
Village Board of Trustees
Board of Education of Niles Elementary School District 71
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subjectTo
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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Board of Education of Oak Lawn Community High School District 229
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subjectTo
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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Board of Education of Thornton Township High Schools District 205
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subjectTo
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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Board of Education of Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205
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subjectTo
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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Board of Education of Hinsdale Township High School District 86
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subjectTo
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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subject linked to:
IL FOIA
Board of Education of Elk Grove Township Community Consolidated School District 59
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subjectTo
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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Public Access Counselor in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General
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legalAuthorityOver
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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Public Access Counselor in the Office of the Illinois Attorney General
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legalBasis
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Illinois Open Meetings Act
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