(A) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the county shall respond to a request from a recurrent requester, as defined in § 36.02, within 21 business days after receipt. The response shall (i) provide to the requester an estimate of the time required by the county to provide the records requested and an estimate of the fees to be charged, which the county may require the person to pay in full before copying the requested documents, (ii) deny the request pursuant to one or more of the exemptions set out in this chapter, (iii) notify the requester that the request is unduly burdensome and extend an opportunity to the requester to attempt to reduce the request to manageable proportions, or (iv) provide the records requested.
(B) Within five business days after receiving a request from a recurrent requester, as defined in § 36.02, the county shall notify the requester (i) that the county is treating the request as a request under § 36.02, (ii) of the reasons why the county is treating the request as a request under § 36.02, and (iii) that the county will send an initial response within 21 business days after receipt in accordance with division (A) above. The county shall also notify the requester of the proposed responses that can be asserted pursuant to division (A) above.
(C) Unless the records are exempt from disclosure, the county shall comply with a request within a reasonable period considering the size and complexity of the request.
(ILCS Ch. 5, Act 140, § 3.2)