The public inspection and copying of the records and data of the Department and the Board shall be generally governed by the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act except that the following shall additionally be exempt from inspection and copying:
         (i) information privileged against introduction in
    
judicial proceedings;
        (ii) internal communications of the several agencies;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1605/12

  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC

         (iii) information concerning secret manufacturing
    
processes or confidential data submitted by any person under this Act;
        (iv) any creative proposals, scripts, storyboards or
    
other materials prepared by or for the Department, prior to the placement of the materials in the media, if the prior release of the materials would compromise the effectiveness of an advertising campaign.
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