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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-16

Illinois FOIA, Without the Legal Fog

illinoisfoia.org ↗ · Civic & Public Life · score 84.0
Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A free, searchable reference to Illinois FOIA and Open Meetings Act opinions, determination letters, court cases, and request-writing guidance.

Why it surfaced

The site brings together 228 binding Public Access Opinions, 643 determination letters, and 287 Illinois court cases, with plain-language summaries linked back to source documents. It also includes a browser-based FOIA request builder that sends nothing anywhere.

The 240-Material Organ

August 16’s newborn domains include a 240-material perfume organ, a repeatedly saved JPEG cat, a ski tracker designed by a 15-year-old, and a searchable page claiming to contain 148,303 prescription records.

This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-16 Domain Arrivals issue.