(735 ILCS 5/8-907) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-907)
Sec. 8-907.
Court's findings.
An order granting divestiture of the
privilege provided in Part 9 of Article VIII of this Act shall be granted
only if the court, after hearing the parties, finds:
(1) that the information sought does not concern matters, or details
in any proceeding, required to be kept secret under the laws of this
State or of the Federal government; and
(2) that all other available sources of information have been
exhausted and, either, disclosure of the information sought is essential to the
protection of the public interest involved or, in libel or slander cases,
the plaintiff's need for disclosure of the information sought outweighs the
public interest in protecting the confidentiality of sources of information
used by a reporter as part of the news gathering process under the
particular facts and circumstances of each particular case.
If the court enters an order divesting the person of the privilege
granted in Part 9 of Article VIII of
this Act it shall also order the person to disclose the
information it has determined should be disclosed, subject to any
protective conditions as the court may deem necessary or appropriate.
(Source: P.A. 84-398.)
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