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735 ILCS 5/8-904

(735 ILCS 5/8-904) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-904)

Sec. 8-904.

Contents of application.

The application provided in Section 8-903 of this Act shall allege: the
name of the reporter and of the news medium with which he or she was connected
at the time the information sought was obtained; the specific information
sought and its relevancy to the proceedings; and, either, a specific
public interest which would be adversely affected if the factual
information sought were not disclosed, or, in libel or slander cases, the
necessity of disclosure of the information sought to the proof of
plaintiff's case. Additionally, in libel or slander cases, the plaintiff must
include in the application provided in Section 8-903 a prima facie showing
of falsity of the alleged defamation and actual harm or injury due to the
alleged defamation.

(Source: P.A. 84-398.)