Illinois Sheriff Sues For Release Of COVID-19 Infectees’ Names, Addresses

(May 8, 2020, 12:32 PM EDT) -- WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The sheriff of Lake County, Ill., filed a declaratory complaint against the county’s health department on April 28, asking an Illinois state court to find that law enforcement and emergency response personnel are entitled to the names and addresses of residents that have tested positive for COVID-19, arguing that state and federal law support the release of such private personal data during a public health emergency (John Idleburg v. Mark Pfister, et al., No. 20MR0000269, Ill. Cir., Lake Co.)....