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88226, issued September 24, 2025.pdf
On July 3 , 2025 , you emailed a FOIA request to four attorneys employed by a
private law firm seeking copies of records regarding the payment and compensation of those
attorneys, as well as compensation of the law firm 's partners, in connection with the...
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88005 88118, issued November 26, 2025.pdf
Review 2 to the
Public Access Bureau alleging that the Board held an improper closed session discussion during
its May 19, 2025, meeting to "consider declaring a Commissioner' s seat vacant or to deliberate
disciplinary action in connection with absences." 3...
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87818, issued July 29, 2025.pdf
On February 3, 2025, you submitted a FOIA request to the Fairfield Police
Department ( Department) seeking, in relevant part, body camera footage related to an incident
that occurred on December 28, 2024....
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87758, issued December 12, 2025.pdf
alleging ( 1) the minutes for the March 26, 2025, April 23, 2025, and May 28, 2025, Board
meetings did not adequately summarize the discussions held, ( 2) the April minutes failed to
document the votes of the members on adjourning to closed session, and ( 3)...
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87334, issued June 26, 2025.pdf
Those
provisions require the Department to appoint a hearing officer to conduct an "informal" hearing
and to make "[e]very effort*** to allow all persons who wish to make a statement to do so."3
They do not contemplate a quorum or a majority of a quorum...
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86749, issued July 31, 2025.pdf
On April 16, 2025, you submitted a FOIA request to the McHenry County
Sheriff' s Office ( Sheriff' s Office) seeking, in relevant part, video footage of block 3, section 1,
dayroom related to a November 4, 2024, incident....
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86632, issued August 6, 2025.pdf
The Honorable Joshua Merchant
August 6, 2025
Page 3
announce the nature of the matter under consideration, with sufficient detail to identify the
particular transaction or issue, but need not provide an explanation of its terms or its
significance."...
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86566, issued June 11, 2025.pdf
It is the Village’ s understanding that once a requester
qualifies as recurrent, that designation remains for one year from
the date on which the submitted request went over the threshold as
defined in Section 3(g) of FOIA ( 5 ILCS 140/ 3(g)....
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86210, issued May 13, 2025.pdf
and has indicated that she is aware of the
person' s medical history, the specific report at issue concerns a highly personal matter and this
office has not received or reviewed information indicating that there is a public interest in
May 13, 2025
Page 3...
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86190, issued May 28, 2025.pdf
Smoron:
This determination is issued pursuant to section 3. 5( e) of the Open Meetings Act
OMA) ( 5 ILCS 120/ 3. 5( e) ( West 2022))....
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86152, issued September 17, 2025.pdf
The Illinois Supreme Court has
summarized the attorney -client privilege as:
1) Where legal advice of any kind is sought, (2) from a
professional legal advisor in his capacity as such, (3) the
communications relating to that purpose, (4) made in confidence...
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86063, issued April 22, 2025.pdf
The Honorable Kim Enke
April 22, 2025
Page 3
The City's search efforts appear to have been reasonably calculated to locate any
records responsive to FOIA request....
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86037, issued April 21, 2025.pdf
Illinois courts consider the following factors in determining whether disclosure of
information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy: "(1) the
plaintiff' s interest in disclosure, ( 2) the public interest in disclosure, ( 3)...
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85882, issued April 3, 2025.pdf
April 3, 2025
Via electronic mail
RE: FOIA Request for Review – 2025 PAC 85882
Dear
This determination is issued pursuant to section 9.5(c) of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). 1 For the reasons explained below, the Public Access Bureau concludes...
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85881, issued July 14, 2025.pdf
Garret Wheeler
July 14, 2025
Page 3
Making Minutes Available for Public Inspection
In response to the allegation that the Council violated OMA by requiring
to request copies of meeting minutes through FOIA, the Council stated that " the City
Clerk's office...
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85864, issued October 2, 2025.pdf
Ltr. 78019, issued January 5, 2024, at 3- 4. Furthermore, " course materials"
can include records prepared by a third party outside of the public body that received the FOIA
request. See, e. g., I11. Att'y Gen. PAC Req. Rev....
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85755, issued March 17, 2025.pdf
IDOC' s response cited section 3-5-1(b) of the Unified Code of Corrections ( UCC) ( 730 ILCS
5/3-5-1(b) (West 2023 Supp.), as amended by Public Act 103-605, effective July 1, 2024), which
provides that master record " files shall be confidential and access...
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85727, issued October 10, 2025.pdf
variation of that using the 'S' word after I left the chamber.[ 1]
On March 20, 2025, this office sent a copy of the Request for Review to the
Board and asked it to furnish a copy of (1) the agenda, ( 2) open session minutes ( in draft form if
necessary), ( 3)...
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85584 85585, issued March 27, 2025.pdf
Jakub Malinowski
March 27, 2025
Page 3
information such as a home address, driver' s license number, or date of birth for the specified
driver is exempt from disclosure under sections 7(1)(b) and 7(1)(c) of FOIA....
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85555, issued March 17, 2025.pdf
March 17, 2025
Page 3
statements to officers would be highly objectionable to a reasonable person for the reasons
discussed above....
