In recent days, the Rock Falls High School board interviewed six candidates for superintendent, with the board expected to make a selection Wednesday.

If you’re curious about who the candidates are, don’t hold your breath. In Illinois, government agencies don’t have to release the names, even those of finalists.

Last year, I asked for the names of the finalists for city administrator in Morrison. The city didn’t want to give that information. The state attorney general said such a release would constitute “an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”