IL SB2170

Lowers the thresholds for designating someone as a "recurrent requester" under FOIA: from 50 to 40 requests in 12 months, from 15 to 10 requests in 30 days, or from 7 to 5 requests in 7 days

Extends the response deadline for public bodies responding to recurrent requesters from 21 business days to 30 business days after receipt

Requires public bodies to notify recurrent requesters only once during each 30-day response period that their requests are being treated under the recurrent requester provisions

Makes it a violation of FOIA for a designated recurrent requester to knowingly obtain public records without disclosing their recurrent requester status

Exempts news media and non-profit, scientific, or academic organizations from recurrent requester designation when requests are for news dissemination, public interest features, or research/education purposes