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CITIZEN GUIDES

View our wide array of  informative guides including our Journalist Guides to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the
​Open Meetings Act (OMA). 

LAW REVIEW ARTICLES

Law review articles on public interest topics written by CAC community lawyers.

ANNUAL REPORTS

View our recent Annual Reports which
​highlight CAC's work done by employees, interns, and volunteers.

SEARCHABLE INDEX OF PAC BINDING DECISION

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CAC News

CAC IN THE NEWS
Community lawyers provide commentary on matters affecting civic engagement and democracy.

NEWSLETTERS

View Everyday Democracy newsletters from 1996 until present, published once a year and showcasing our legal, college, and high school interns' work at CAC.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Read our published letters to the editor (LTE)
​from 2000 until the present.

PRESS RELEASES

View our most current press releases.

Special Offerings

CIVIC ED LESSON PLANS

More than 40 hands-on lesson plans on various topics, free and available for all educators to use. All our lesson plans include the Illinois learning standard and are updated as needed.

P​UBLIC ACCESS COUNSELOR
​DETERMINATION LETTERS ​

Determination Letters are issued by the Public Access Counselor’s Office to resolve complaints about alleged violations of FOIA and OMA by government bodies that are filed by members of the public and the media. While the PAC’s office has received thousands of complaints, it posts only its binding opinions for public availability on its website.  This index is an important tool that can assist citizens in seeking positive outcomes for social justice.