THURSDAY, NOV. 30
STORY: SCOIL-FOID The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that information about someone's FOID card application is exempt from disclosure, even if the information is requested by the applicant themself. The decision involved two separate Madison County residents who sought information explaining why their FOID applications had been denied or revoked. Reporter: Peter Hancock Word count: 500-700 words Photo: stock/file Broadcast: reader Audio/video: No ETA: 4 p.m.
STORY: BIPA OPINION The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled the state's strongest-in-the-nation biometric privacy law does, in fact, exempt health care workers' biometric information collected for treatment of patients, like thumbprints hospitals collect from staff in order to authorize them to open sophisticated medicine cabinets. Reporter: Hannah Meisel Word count: 700-900 words Photo: file Broadcast: reader Audio/video: no ETA: 5 p.m.
