CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration has released 44 pages of documents from education secretary Beth Purvis' private email account, despite arguing for months it shouldn't have to do so.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports the emails were released Monday after Rauner said using personal email for government business isn't allowed. He was commenting about outgoing University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise, who used private emails extensively to keep discussions from the public.
The governor's office previously rejected the newspaper's Freedom of Information Act request for Purvis' private emails, arguing they weren't public.
The emails were comprised of about a half dozen messages between Purvis and several outside consultants. They included a lengthy education strategy document marked confidential.
The newspaper said the emails were ones Purvis had volunteered to turn over.
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