7 things people would like to change about FOIA in Illinois

“I think one of the frustrations we have with the process is just how long the public access (counselor) can take — the request for review process. We’ve long suspected that if the state — if the General Assembly and governor — decided to pour more resources into that office, I’m sure the efficiency would necessarily improve. I don’t know that the political will is there for that. But at the same time when a public body blows a statutory deadline by, you know, a month and a half, two months, I think there’s got to be more accountability on that.”