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Tag: Illinois House

Illinois House overrides veto of FOIA legislation

Posted on November 21, 2014

The Illinois House has voted to override Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of legislation that allows governments to charge higher fees for large public records requests.

Legislators voted 77-36 on Wednesday to override the veto. It now goes to the Illinois Senate, where it will require a three-fifths vote to override.

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