9 Prodding public servants.

• Position: STATELINE - Public agencies may be fined for delays in releasing government information to citizens - Brief article

Illinois' public agencies may have to pay when they delay. The courts can now hit state bodies with a $1,000 fine for every day they dawdle in handing over material in Freedom of Information Act cases. The penalty can be applied in addition to existing fines ranging from $2,500 to $5,000. It's part of "Molly's Law," which lawmakers passed in response to a family's struggle to get documents concerning the investigation of their daughter's...