7(1)(b)

FOIA

Private information

Private information (defined in Sec. 2(c-5) -- e.g. SSNs, driver's license numbers, home addresses in some contexts)

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13 upheld (no violation found) · 56 rejected (violation found) · 11 partial violation · 8 closed / insufficient info / other, out of 88 documents.

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All 88 documents citing 7(1)(b)

A termination letter for a public employee
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 90290 · Will County State's Attorney's Office · 2026
Improperly withheld records
A police officer's separation records
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 86670 · City of Chicago Office of Public Safety Administration · 2025
Violation found
A police department's case/incident report and related records
Binding opinionViolation found
2024 PAC 82164 · Elk Grove Village Police Department · 2024
Improperly withheld records
Redaction of personal phone numbers from 911 audio
Binding opinionNo violation
2024 PAC 81978 · Central Illinois Regional Dispatch Center · 2024
No violation found
Applications for a village board vacancy
Binding opinionViolation found
2022 PAC 71261 · Village of Chatham · 2022
Improperly withheld records
Police records of uncharged sexual offense allegations against minors
Binding opinionNo violation
2020 PAC 65525 · Village of Bartlett · 2021
No violation found
Subpoenas received by a police department
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 65160 · Chicago Police Department · 2021
Applications for cannabis cultivation center licenses
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 61510 · Illinois Department of Agriculture · 2020
Improperly withheld records
Police arrest reports
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 65678 · Danville Police Department · 2020
Improperly withheld records
Redacted narrative sections of police arrest reports
Binding opinionViolation found
2019 PAC 58547 · City of Joliet Police Department · 2019
Improperly withheld records
A school district's customer account information for water utility
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 50286 · Registration Specialist Troy School District · 2018
Violation found
Employee salary and wage records for 2016-2017
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 50592 · City of Nashville · 2018
Violation found
Misconduct complaints against a former district police officer
Binding opinionViolation found
2018 PAC 55153 · Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago · 2018
Violation found
A state police field report referenced in a crash report
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 45894 · Illinois State Police · 2017
Improperly withheld records
Credit card and cell phone statements for elected officials
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 47126 · City of Carlinville · 2017
Violation found
Contractor employee names in certified payroll records
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 48071 · City of Rockford · 2017
Violation found
9-1-1 call recordings of a child's death
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 47695 · Will County Sheriff's Office · 2017
Improperly withheld records
Crime scene and autopsy photographs of a death investigation
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 38303 · Illinois State Police · 2016
Improperly withheld records
Staff bonus amounts after a fund re-allocation
Binding opinionViolation found
2016 PAC 44115 · Brenda Westfall FOIA Officer Housing Authority · 2016
Violation found
A settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 33991 · City of Markham · 2015
Improperly withheld records
Contracts and correspondence for a concert at a public arena
Binding opinionViolation found
2014 PAC 31746 · Village of Rosemont · 2015
Improperly withheld records
The Governor's calendar with meeting details
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 35747 · Office of the Governor · 2015
Improperly withheld records
A university's failure to respond to a FOIA request
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 37849 · Chicago State University · 2015
Violation found
A university's FOIA compliance procedures records
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 37664 · Chicago State University · 2015
Settlement agreements under the personal privacy exemption
Binding opinionViolation found
2014 PAC 27773 · St. Clair County · 2014
Improperly withheld records
Personnel photographs of a former auxiliary deputy sheriff
Binding opinionViolation found
2014 PAC 29297 · Will County Sheriff's Office · 2014
Improperly withheld records
A public employee's résumé and job application
Binding opinionViolation found
2014 PAC 30785 · Village of Winnetka · 2014
Improperly withheld records
Internal investigation records of an assistant police chief's accident
Binding opinionViolation found
2013 PAC 23559 · City of Bloomington · 2013
Improperly withheld records
A police report
Binding opinionViolation found
2013 PAC 25483 · City of Berwyn · 2013
Improperly withheld records
Police incident reports and 911 call records of an arrest
Binding opinionViolation found
2011 PAC 18379 · Village of Hillside · 2012
Improperly withheld records
Redacted portions of letters deemed outside scope
Binding opinionViolation found
2012 PAC 18530 · Forest Preserve District of DuPage County · 2012
Improperly withheld records
An investigative file on a real estate agent
Binding opinionViolation found
2011 PAC 17813 · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) · 2012
Violation found
A settlement agreement in an employment discrimination lawsuit
Binding opinionViolation found
2010 PAC 10658 · Village of McCook
Improperly withheld records
Arrest records and a gunshot residue test report
Binding opinionViolation found
2010 PAC 10242 · Chicago Police Department
Improperly withheld records
City council members' electronic communications during meetings
Binding opinionViolation found
2011 PAC 15916 · City of Champaign
Improperly withheld records
Names of first-time freshmen and graduation statuses
Binding opinionViolation found
2011 PAC 17006 · Chicago State University
Improperly withheld records
In-car traffic stop video footage on DVD
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois State Police
Improperly assessed fees
Police video of a hit-and-run incident
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Forest Park
No violation found
Animal research protocol and medical records
Determination letterViolation found
University of Illinois
Improperly withheld records
A settlement agreement and remedial warning for a tenured teacher
Determination letterViolation found
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District No. 64
Improperly withheld records
Disciplinary records and citizen complaints for three police officers
Determination letterViolation found
City of Bloomington
Improperly withheld records
Attorneys' emails with factual updates to clients
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Department of Law
Improperly withheld records
A police department's fingerprints and DNA records
Determination letterNo violation
Joliet Police Department
No violation found
Student enrollment counts by feeder grammar school
Determination letterViolation found
Chicago Public Schools
Improperly withheld records
Police reports and 9-1-1 recordings in a retail theft and homicide case
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Skokie
Improperly withheld records
Records on gating Griffith Cave and Natural Heritage Database access
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Improperly withheld records
Police records of a past burglary investigation
Determination letterPartial violation
Chicago Police Department
Improperly redacted records
An internal investigation into a professor's research and IRB process
Determination letterPartial violation
University of Illinois
Improperly withheld records
Police use-of-force reports for 2017
Determination letterViolation found
City of Quincy Police Department
Improperly withheld records
Police reports naming the requester
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Arlington Heights Police Department
Improperly withheld records
Death investigation records and police-federal communications
Determination letterViolation found
Park Ridge Police Department
Improperly withheld records
A school district's settlement agreement with a student's family
Determination letterPartial violation
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118
Partial violation found; records ordered disclosed
Police reports on a fatal motor vehicle accident
Determination letterPartial violation
Crest Hill Police Department
Closed, no further action
Police reports and complaints about an individual
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Joliet
Partial violation found; records ordered released
Communications about scheduling make-up school days
Determination letterViolation found
Geneva Community Unit School District No. 304
Violation found
Documents on four vaping-related deaths
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois Department of Public Health
Violation found
Investigative records and photos of a 1992 murder case
Determination letterPartial violation
Peoria Police Department
Partial violation found
Audio and video recordings of a police photo array
Determination letterViolation found
Homewood Police Department
Improperly withheld records
Police reports redacted for attorney-client privilege
Determination letterViolation found
City of Joliet
Improperly withheld records
Disciplinary reports from a community college
Determination letterPartial violation
Oakton Community College
Partial violation found
Emails about a city-owned parking lot sale
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Improperly withheld records
Complaints and investigatory findings about a public employee
Determination letterViolation found
DeKalb County Housing Authority
Improperly withheld records
Disability claim evaluation records for SURS members
Determination letterClosed no further action
State Universities Retirement System (SURS)
Closed, no further action
Police call records for a residence
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Lindenhurst Police Department
No violation found
Emails from non-city accounts used by the mayor
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago, Office of the Mayor
Violation found
Personnel files of three housing authority employees
Determination letterViolation found
DeKalb County Housing Authority
Improperly withheld records
Application materials for a police chief finalist
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Urbana
Improperly withheld records
Police dashcam and body-camera footage of a traffic stop
Determination letterPartial violation
Illinois State Police
Partial violation found
A city's email correspondence with union addresses
Determination letterNo violation
City of Springfield
No violation found
A police report withheld by a village
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Glenview
Improperly withheld records
Lease agreements for business or remodeling licenses
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Hanover Park
Improperly withheld records
Athletic department correspondence with an NIL group
Determination letterPartial violation
University of Illinois System
Partial violation found
Applications, scores, and evaluation notes for cultural districts program
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
No violation found
A police report with redacted personal identifiers
Determination letterNo violation
Mokena Police Department
No violation found
Seasonal performance evaluations and interview scoring records
Determination letterClosed no further action
Chicago Park District
Closed, no further action
Internal communications on a property development project
Determination letterNo violation
City of Chicago Office of the Mayor
No violation found
Police activity logs for a park
Determination letterViolation found
Chicago Park District
Improperly withheld records
A private citizen's contact details in a dog bite incident report
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Elmwood Park
No violation found
Police reports on named private individuals
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Libertyville
No violation found
Video footage of a shooting under investigation
Determination letterClosed no further action
City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC)
Closed, no further action
Witness statements in a police report
Determination letterClosed no further action
Northfield Police Department
Closed, no further action
Police reports and body camera footage of an incident involving a minor
Determination letterNo violation
McHenry County Sheriff's Office
No violation found
Police reports on child custody incidents
Determination letterClosed no further action
City of Evanston
No violation found
Crash report with driver's personal identifiers
Determination letterClosed no further action
Illinois State Police
Closed, no further action
Records on business transfer verification and tobacco licensing
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Centralia
Improperly withheld records
Unredacted police report of a medical assist incident
Determination letterNo violation
Lombard Police Department
No violation found
Native digital files from Snap, Inc
Determination letterClosed no further action
City of Springfield and Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office
Closed, no further action
Investigative materials and hearing transcripts from a 2013 disciplinary order
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
No violation found