Section 5 ILCS 850/10 - Background checks on speakers prohibited(a) A law enforcement agency or an officer employed by a law enforcement agency may not knowingly and intentionally conduct a background check of a person for the sole reason of that person speaking at an open meeting of a public body, including police disciplinary boards.(b) Subsection (a) does not apply: whenever an agency or officer develops a reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct or a reasonable suspicion of a threat to security for the premises in which the meeting is to occur or for the protection of public officials and other persons attending the meeting; and whenever the person speaking at an open meeting of the public body is also under consideration for appointment to a government position by that public body.(c) This Act creates no claims for damages or other relief for violations of this Act.Added by P.A. 102-0348,§ 10, eff. 8/13/2021.