Editorial: Open up court administrative matters to freedom of information requests – Chicago Sun-Times*

"The Illinois court system spends tax money. It signs contracts for everything from electronic filing systems to janitorial services. The public should be able to have a transparent look at how that money is spent. It should be able to see which procedures are in place to protect private information, and whether those procedures are carefully followed...No one is talking about digging into private court documents or interfering in the realm of judicial decision-making."