(815 ILCS 412/15) Sec. 15. Notice of sale of a local news organization. A local news organization shall not be sold to a company without giving written notice 120 days before the sale occurs to the following: (1) affected employees and representatives of affected employees; (2) the Department and the county government in which the local news organization is located; and (3) any in-State nonprofit organization in the business of buying local news organizations.(Source: P.A. 103-1021, eff. 1-1-25; 104-852, eff. 8-21-26.)