(30 ILCS 750/9-8) (from Ch. 127, par. 2709-8)
Sec. 9-8.
Confidentiality.
Any documentary
materials or data made or received by any member, agent or
employee of the Department, to the extent that such material
or data consists of trade secrets, commercial, or financial
information regarding the operation of any enterprise
conducted by an applicant for, or a recipient of, any form
of assistance which the Department is empowered to render
under this Article, or regarding the competitive position of
such enterprise in a particular field of endeavor, shall be
deemed to be confidential and shall not be deemed public
records; provided, however, that if the Department purchases
a qualified security from such enterprise, the commercial
and financial information, excluding trade secrets, shall be
deemed to become a public record of the Department after the
expiration of three years from the later of the date of purchase of such
qualified security or the date of receipt of such information by the
Department to the extent that such information is available to
the holder of such qualified security.
(Source: P.A. 88-422.)
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