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| Bureau overview | |
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| Formed | December 2004 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Illinois |
| Headquarters | Springfield, Illinois |
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| Parent department | Illinois Attorney General |
| Website | https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/open-and-honest-government/pac/ |
The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) is an attorney in the office of the Illinois Attorney General who is responsible for enforcing the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act (OMA). The PAC is the head of the Public Access Bureau, a group of more than one dozen attorneys who process complaints against public bodies and provide education to the public on Illinois' transparency laws.