Illinois Administrative Code › Title 2 - GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION › Part 2501 - ACCESS TO THE RECORDS OF THE ILLINOIS LABOR RELATIONS BOARD › Subpart B - CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS › Section 2501.220 - Records that Will Be Withheld from Disclosure

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
When a request is made to inspect or copy a record that
				  contains information that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under this
				  Section, but also contains information that is not exempt from disclosure, the
				  Agency may elect to redirect the information that is exempt. The Agency shall
				  make the remaining information available for inspection and copying. (Section
				  7(1) of FOIA)
a Subject to this
				requirement and Section 7 of FOIA, the following shall be exempt from
				inspection and copying:
1 Showings of
				interest submitted to the Board in conjunction with petitions in representation
				cases, and materials generated by the Board's investigations of such
				showings;
2 Position statements and
				evidence submitted to the Board in the course of any investigation in an unfair
				labor practice proceeding;
3 Marked
				ballots, voting lists and other records potentially identifying voters or
				non-voters and the character of their votes in secret ballot elections
				conducted by the Board;
4 Position
				statements and evidence submitted to the Board in the course of any
				investigation of objections to elections;
5 Information specifically prohibited from
				disclosure by federal or State law or rules and regulations implementing
				federal or State law; (Section 7(1)(a) of FOIA)
6 Private information, unless disclosure is
				required by another provision of FOIA, a State or federal law or a court order;
				(Section 7(1)(b) of FOIA)
7 Files,
				documents, and other data or databases maintained by one or more law
				enforcement agencies and specifically designed to provide information to one or
				more law enforcement agencies regarding the physical or mental status of one or
				more individual subjects; (Section 7(1)(b-5) of FOIA)
8 Personal information contained within
				records, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted
				invasion of personal privacy, unless the disclosure is consented to in writing
				by the individual subjects of the information. "Unwarranted invasion of
				personal privacy" means the disclosure of information that is highly personal
				or objectionable to a reasonable person and in which the subject's right to
				privacy outweighs any legitimate public interest in obtaining the information.
				The disclosure of information that bears on the public duties of public
				employees and officials shall not be considered an invasion of personal
				privacy; (Section 7(1)(c) of FOIA)
9 Records in the possession of any public
				body created in the course of administrative enforcement proceedings, and any
				law enforcement or correctional agency for law enforcement purposes, but only
				to the extent that disclosure would:
A
				Interfere with pending or actually and reasonably contemplated law enforcement
				proceedings conducted by any law enforcement or correctional agency that is the
				recipient of the request;
B
				Interfere with active administrative enforcement proceedings conducted by the
				public body that is the recipient of the request;
C Create a substantial likelihood that a
				person will be deprived of a fair trial or an impartial hearing;
D Unavoidably disclose the identity of a
				confidential source, confidential information furnished only by the
				confidential source, or persons who file complaints with or provide information
				to administrative, investigative, law enforcement, or penal agencies; except
				that the Agency will provide traffic accident reports, the identities of
				witnesses to traffic accidents, and rescue reports, except when disclosure
				would interfere with an active criminal investigation;
E Disclose unique or specialized
				investigative techniques other than those generally used and known, or disclose
				internal documents of correctional agencies related to detection, observation
				or investigation of incidents of crime or misconduct, and disclosure would
				result in demonstrable harm to the Agency;
F Endanger the life or physical safety of law
				enforcement personnel or any other person; or
G Obstruct an ongoing criminal investigation
				by the Agency; (Section 7(1)(d) of FOIA)
10 Records that relate to or affect the
				security of correctional institutions and detention facilities; (Section
				7(1)(e) of FOIA)
11 Records
				requested by persons committed to the Department of Corrections if those
				materials are available in the library of the correctional facility where the
				inmate is confined; (Section 7(1)(e-5) of FOIA)
12 Records requested by persons committed to
				the Department of Corrections if those materials include records from staff
				members' personnel files, staff rosters, or other staffing assignment
				information; (Section 7(1)(e-6) of FOIA)
13 Records requested by persons committed to
				the Department of Corrections if those materials are available through an
				administrative request to the Department of Corrections; (Section 7(1)(e-7) of
				FOIA)
14 Preliminary drafts, notes,
				recommendations, memoranda and other records in which opinions are expressed,
				or policies or actions are formulated, except that a specific record or
				relevant portion of a record shall not be exempt when the record is publicly
				cited and identified by the head of the Agency. The exemption provided in this
				subsection (a)(14) extends to all those records of officers and agencies of the
				General Assembly that pertain to the preparation of legislative documents;
				(Section 7(1)(f) of FOIA)
15 Trade
				secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person or
				business where the trade secrets or commercial or financial information are
				furnished under a claim that they are proprietary, privileged or confidential,
				and that disclosure of the trade secrets or commercial or financial information
				would cause competitive harm to the person or business, and only insofar as the
				claim directly applies to the records requested. All trade secrets and
				commercial or financial information obtained by a public body, including a
				public pension fund, from a private equity fund or a privately held company
				within the investment portfolio of a private equity fund as a result of either
				investing or evaluating a potential investment of public funds in a private
				equity fund. The exemption contained in this subsection (a)(15) does not apply
				to the aggregate financial performance information of a private equity fund,
				nor to the identity of the fund's managers or general partners. The exemption
				contained in this subsection (a)(15) does not apply to the identity of a
				privately held company within the investment portfolio of a private equity
				fund, unless the disclosure of the identity of a privately held company may
				cause competitive harm. Nothing in this subsection (a)(15) shall be construed
				to prevent a person or business from consenting to disclosure; (Section 7(1)(g)
				of FOIA)
16 Proposals and bids for
				any contract, grant, or agreement, including information that if it were
				disclosed would frustrate procurement or give an advantage to any person
				proposing to enter into a contract or agreement with the body, until an award
				or final selection is made. Information prepared by or for the body in
				preparation of a bid solicitation shall be exempt until an award or final
				selection is made; (Section 7(1)(h) of FOIA)
17 Valuable formulae, computer geographic
				systems, designs, drawings and research data obtained or produced by the Agency
				when disclosure could reasonably be expected to produce private gain or public
				loss. The exemption for "computer geographic systems" provided in this
				subsection (a)(17) does not extend to requests made by news media as defined in
				Section
				2501.120 when the
				requested information is not otherwise exempt and the only purpose of the
				request is to access and disseminate information regarding the health, safety,
				welfare or legal rights of the general public; (Section 7(1)(i) of
				FOIA)
18 The following information
				pertaining to educational matters:
A Test
				questions, scoring keys, and other examination data used to administer an
				academic exam;
B Information
				received by a primary or secondary school, college, or university under its
				procedure for the evaluation of faculty members by their academic
				peers;
C Information concerning a
				school's or university's adjudication of student disciplinary cases, but only
				to the extent that disclosure would unavoidably reveal the identity of the
				student;and
D Course materials or
				research materials used by faculty members; (Section 7(1)(j) of FOIA)
19 Architects' plans and
				engineers' technical submissions, and other construction related technical
				documents for projects not constructed or developed in whole or in part with
				public funds and for projects constructed or developed with public funds,
				including but not limited to power generating and distribution stations and
				other transmission and distribution facilities, water treatment facilities,
				airport facilities, sport stadiums, convention centers, and all government
				owned, operated, or occupied buildings, but only to the extent that disclosure
				would compromise security; (Section 7(1)(k) of FOIA)
20 Minutes of meetings of public bodies
				closed to the public as provided in the Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120 ] until
				the public body makes the minutes available to the public under Section 2.06 of
				the Open Meetings Act; (Section 7(1)(l) of FOIA)
21 Communications between the Agency and an
				attorney or auditor representing the Agency that would not be subject to
				discovery in litigation, and materials prepared or compiled by or for the
				Agency in anticipation of a criminal, civil or administrative proceeding upon
				the request of an attorney advising the Agency, and materials prepared or
				compiled with respect to internal audits of the Agency; (Section 7(1)(m) of
				FOIA)
22 Records relating to the
				Agency's adjudication of employee grievances or disciplinary cases; however,
				this exemption shall not extend to the final outcome of cases in which
				discipline is imposed; (Section 7(1)(n) of FOIA)
23 Administrative or technical information
				associated with automated data processing operations, including but not limited
				to software, operating protocols, computer program abstracts, file layouts,
				source listings, object modules, load modules, user guides, documentation
				pertaining to all logical and physical design of computerized systems, employee
				manuals, and any other information that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the
				security of the system or its data or the security of materials exempt under
				this Section; (Section 7(1)(o) of FOIA)
24 Records relating to collective negotiating
				matters between the Agency and its employees or representatives, except that
				any final contract or agreement shall be subject to inspection and copying;
				(Section 7(1)(p) of FOIA)
25 Test
				questions, scoring keys, and other examination data used to determine the
				qualifications of an applicant for a license or employment; (Section 7(1)(q) of
				FOIA)
26 The records, documents and
				information relating to real estate purchase negotiations until those
				negotiations have been completed or otherwise terminated. With regard to a
				parcel involved in a pending or actually and reasonably contemplated eminent
				domain proceeding under the Eminent Domain Act [735 ILCS 30 ], records,
				documents and information relating to that parcel shall be exempt except as may
				be allowed under discovery rules adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court. The
				records, documents and information relating to a real estate sale shall be
				exempt only until a sale is consummated; (Section 7(1)(r) of FOIA)
27 Any and all proprietary information and
				records related to the operation of an intergovernmental risk management
				association or self-insurance pool or jointly self-administered health and
				accident cooperative or pool. Insurance or self-insurance (including any
				intergovernmental risk management association or self-insurance pool) claims,
				loss or risk management information, records, data, advice or communications;
				(Section 7(1)(s) of FOIA)
28
				Information contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition
				reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an Agency responsible for
				the regulation or supervision of financial institutions or insurance companies,
				unless disclosure is otherwise required by State law; (Section 7(1)(t) of
				FOIA)
29 Information that would
				disclose or might lead to the disclosure of secret or confidential information,
				codes, algorithms, programs or private keys intended to be used to create
				electronic or digital signatures under the Electronic Commerce Security Act [5
				ILCS 175 ]; (Section 7(1)(u) of FOIA)
30 Vulnerability assessments, security
				measures, and response policies or plans that are designed to identify,
				prevent, or respond to potential attacks upon a community's population or
				systems, facilities, or installations, the destruction or contamination of
				which would constitute a clear and present danger to the health or safety of
				the community, but only to the extent that disclosure could reasonably be
				expected to jeopardize the effectiveness of the measures or the safety of the
				personnel who implement them or the public. Information exempt under this
				subsection (a)(30) may include such things as details pertaining to the
				mobilization or deployment of personnel or equipment, to the operation of
				communication systems or protocols, or to tactical operations; (Section 7(1)(v)
				of FOIA)
31 Maps and other records
				regarding the location or security of generation, transmission, distribution,
				storage, gathering, treatment, or switching facilities owned by a utility, by a
				power generator, or by the Illinois Power Agency; (Section 7(1)(x) of
				FOIA)
32 Information contained in
				or related to proposals, bids, or negotiations related to electric power
				procurement under Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act [20 ILCS 3855 ]
				and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5 ] that is
				determined to be confidential and proprietary by the Illinois Power Agency or
				by the Illinois Commerce Commission; (Section 7(1)(y) of FOIA)
33 Information about students exempted from
				disclosure under Section 10-20.38 or 34-18.29 of the School Code, and
				information about undergraduate students enrolled at an institution of higher
				education exempted from disclosure under Section 25 of the Illinois Credit Card
				Marketing Act of 2009 [110 ILCS 26 ]; (Section 7(1)(z) of FOIA)
34 Information the disclosure of which is
				exempted under the Viatical Settlements Act of 2009 [215 ILCS 158 ]; (Section
				7(1)(aa) of FOIA)
35 Records and
				information provided to the mortality review team and records maintained by
				mortality review team appointed under the Department of Juvenile Justice
				Mortality Review Team Act; (Section 7(1)(bb) of FOIA).
36 Information regarding interments,
				entombments, or inurnments of human remains that are submitted to the Cemetery
				Oversight Database under the Cemetery Care Act [760 ILCS 100 ] or the Cemetery
				Oversight Act [225 ILCS 411 ], whichever is applicable; (Section 7(1)(cc) of
				FOIA)
37 Correspondence and records
				that may not be disclosed under Section 11-9 of the Public Aid Code or that
				pertains to appeals under Section 11-8 of the Public Aid Code; (Section
				7(1)(dd) of FOIA)
38 The names,
				addresses, or other personal information of persons who are minors and are also
				participants and registrants in programs of park districts, forest preserve
				districts, conservation districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation
				associations; (Section 7(1)(ee) of FOIA)
39 The names, addresses, or other personal
				information of participants and registrants in programs of park districts,
				forest preserve districts, conservation districts, recreation agencies, and
				special recreation associations where such programs are targeted primarily to
				minors; and (Section 7(1)(ff) of FOIA)
40 Confidential information described in
				Section 1-100 of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Act of 2012 [35 ILCS
				1010 ]. (Section 7(1)(gg) of FOIA)