5 ILCS 430/25-95
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|5 ILCS 430/ - State Officials and Employees Ethics Act.|Article 25 - Legislative Ethics Commission and Legislative Inspector General

Sec. 25-95. Exemptions.(a) Documents generated by an ethics  officer under this Act, except Section 5-50, are exempt from the provisions of  the Freedom  of Information Act.(a-5) Requests from ethics officers, members, and State employees to the Office of the Legislative Inspector General, a Special Legislative Inspector General, the Legislative Ethics Commission, an ethics officer, or a person designated by a legislative leader for guidance on matters involving the interpretation or application of this Act or rules promulgated under this Act are exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Guidance provided to an ethics officer, member, or State employee at the request of an ethics officer, member, or State employee by the Office of the Legislative Inspector General, a Special Legislative Inspector General, the Legislative Ethics Commission, an ethics officer, or a person designated by a legislative leader on matters involving the interpretation or application of this Act or rules promulgated under this Act is exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.(b) Summary investigation reports released by the Legislative Ethics Commission as provided in Section 25-52 are public records.  Otherwise, any allegations  and related documents  submitted to the Legislative Inspector General and any pleadings and  related documents brought before the Legislative Ethics  Commission are exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of  Information Act so long as the Legislative Ethics Commission  does not make a finding of a violation of this Act.  If the Legislative  Ethics Commission finds that a violation has occurred, the  entire record of proceedings before the Commission, the decision and  recommendation, and the mandatory report from the agency head or  ultimate jurisdictional authority to the Legislative Ethics  Commission are not exempt from the provisions of the Freedom of  Information Act but information contained therein that is exempt from the  Freedom of Information Act must be redacted before disclosure as provided in  Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act.(c) Meetings of the Commission are exempt from the provisions of the Open  Meetings Act.(d) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, all investigatory files and  reports of the Office of the Legislative Inspector General, other than quarterly    reports under Section 25-85, are confidential, are exempt from disclosure  under the Freedom of Information Act, and shall not be divulged to  any person or agency, except as necessary (i) to the appropriate law  enforcement  authority if the matter is referred pursuant to this Act, (ii) to the ultimate  jurisdictional authority, (iii) to the  Legislative Ethics Commission, or (iv) to the Executive Director of the Legislative Ethics Commission to the extent necessary to advise the Commission of all open investigations and any new allegations or complaints received in the Office of the Inspector General when there is a vacancy in the Office of Inspector General pursuant to subparagraph (b-5) of Section 25-10.  (Source: P.A. 100-588, eff. 6-8-18.)