{"data":{"id":"us-il/5-ilcs-160-1.5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"5 ILCS 160/1.5","heading":"Purpose.","body":"Pursuant to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of government, it is declared to be the public policy of the State of Illinois (i) that government records are a form of property whose ownership lies with the citizens and with the State of Illinois; (ii) that those records are to be created, maintained, and administered in support of the rights of those citizens and the operation of the State; (iii) that those records are, with very few exemptions, to be available for the use, benefit, and information of the citizens; and (iv) that those records may not be disposed of without compliance to the regulations in this Act.","path":["CHAPTER 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS","State Records Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=86\u0026ChapterID=2\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:11Z","sha256":"2b60fa2c7198a07d8b1fd9e68ab55d9f5baaee4a5a59b1b32486f1f5bbc2b58c","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/5-ilcs-160-1","next":"us-il/5-ilcs-160-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}