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On December 8, 2020, a village
conducted a public hearing to consider its proposed 2021 budget. The board
voted to close a portion of the meeting pursuant to the collective negotiating exemption and the pending or imminent litigation
exemption. A union submitted a FOIA request to the
village seeking the complete video and audio recording of the village’s closed
session and all documents discussed and reviewed at the closed session. The
village denied the request citing several FOIA exemptions, including FOIA’s
attorney-client privileged exemption. 

The union sued the
village alleging that (1) it held a closed meeting in violation of

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