740 ILCS 45/4.2: A law enforcement agency shall, within 15 days of receipt of a written request for a police report made to verify that the requirements of a crime victims compensation application under Section 6.1 of this Act have been met, provide the Attorney General's office with the law enforcement agency's full written report of the investigation of the crime for which an application for compensation has been filed. The law enforcement agency may redact the following from the report: names of confidential sources and informants; locations from which law enforcement conduct surveillance; and information related to issues of national security the law enforcement agency provided to or received from the United States Department of Homeland Security or another federal law enforcement agency. The Attorney General's office and a law enforcement agency may agree to the redaction of other information in the report or to the provision of necessary information in another format. Within 15 days of receipt of the request, a law enforcement agency shall respond to a written request from the Attorney General's office for additional information necessary to assist the Attorney General's office in making a recommendation for compensation.

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-563)

An applicant may obtain and provide a law enforcement report to the Attorney General and the Attorney General may proceed with the review of the application. If the copy of the law enforcement report provided by the applicant does not contain all the information the Attorney General needs to move forward with the review of the application, the Attorney General may proceed with requesting from the law enforcement agency the full written report of the investigation.

Records that are obtained by the Attorney General's office from a law enforcement agency under this Section for purposes of investigating an application for crime victim compensation shall not be disclosed to the public, including the applicant, by the Attorney General's office. Law enforcement reports or other documentation obtained by the Attorney General's office from an applicant, victim, or third party under this Act for the purposes of investigating an application for crime victim compensation shall not be disclosed to the public or any individual or entity, not including the individual who supplied the report or documentation, by the Attorney General's office. Any records obtained by the Attorney General's office to process the application, including but not limited to applications, documents, and photographs, shall be exempt from disclosure by the Attorney General's office under the Freedom of Information Act.

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-563)

(a) A law enforcement agency shall, within 15 days of receipt of a written request for a police report made to verify that the requirements of a crime victims compensation application under Section 6.1 of this Act have been met, provide the Attorney General's office with the law enforcement agency's full written report of the investigation of the crime for which an application for compensation has been filed. The law enforcement agency may redact the following from the report: names of confidential sources and informants; locations from which law enforcement conduct surveillance; and information related to issues of national security the law enforcement agency provided to or received from the United States Department of Homeland Security or another federal law enforcement agency. The Attorney General's office and a law enforcement agency may agree to the redaction of other information in the report or to the provision of necessary information in another format. Within 15 days of receipt of the request, a law enforcement agency shall respond to a written request from the Attorney General's office for additional information necessary to assist the Attorney General's office in making a recommendation for compensation.

(b) An applicant may obtain and provide a law enforcement report to the Attorney General and the Attorney General may proceed with the review of the application. If the copy of the law enforcement report provided by the applicant does not contain all the information the Attorney General needs to move forward with the review of the application, the Attorney General may proceed with requesting from the law enforcement agency the full written report of the investigation.

(c) Records that are obtained by the Attorney General's office from a law enforcement agency under this Section for purposes of investigating an application for crime victim compensation shall not be disclosed to the public, including the applicant, by the Attorney General's office.

(d) Hospitals, health care providers, providers of services to victims or applicants, employers, insurance companies, and other third parties relevant to the application or claim shall respond in writing to the Attorney General's office request for confirmation, documentation, or other information under this Act within 30 days of receipt of the Attorney General's office request. If the information or documentation provided to the Attorney General does not contain all the information the Attorney General needs to move forward with review of the application or claim, the Attorney General may proceed with requesting further information or documentation.

(e) An applicant may obtain and attach to the application documentation from hospitals, health care providers, providers of services, employers, insurance companies, and other third parties relevant to the claim and the Attorney General may proceed with the review of the application. If the documentation provided by the applicant with the application does not contain all the information the Attorney General needs to move forward with the review of the application, the Attorney General may proceed with requesting from the applicant or from applicable third parties additional documentation or information.

(f) Law enforcement reports or other documentation obtained by the Attorney General's office from an applicant, victim, or third party under this Act for the purposes of investigating an application for crime victim compensation shall not be disclosed to the public or any individual or entity, not including the individual who supplied the report or documentation, by the Attorney General's office. Any records obtained by the Attorney General's office to process the application, including but not limited to applications, documents, and photographs, shall be exempt from disclosure by the Attorney General's office under the Freedom of Information Act.