7(1)(c)

FOIA

Personal privacy

Personal privacy (records whose release would be a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy)

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19 upheld (no violation found) · 71 rejected (violation found) · 16 partial violation · 8 closed / insufficient info / other, out of 114 documents.

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All 114 documents citing 7(1)(c)

A termination letter for a public employee
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 90290 · Will County State's Attorney's Office · 2026
Improperly withheld records
Correspondence between a former city official and a contractor regarding contracts, later forwarded to an attorney
Binding opinionViolation found
2026 PAC 94563 · City of Chicago Department of Law · 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 mayor's termination letter to a village clerk
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 89395 · Village of Thomasboro · 2025
Improperly withheld records
Records identifying officers flagged under Brady/Giglio protocols
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 89024 · Cook County State's Attorney's Office · 2025
Improperly withheld records
Settlement agreements for legal counsel payments
Binding opinionViolation found
2023 PAC 78717 · Homer Township · 2024
Improperly withheld records
Police reports on a missing person's death
Binding opinionViolation found
24-006 · County of Peoria · 2024
Improperly withheld records
Excel file of scattered-site unit addresses and occupancy status
Binding opinionViolation found
2024 PAC 81170 · Hernandez FOIA Officer Government and External Affairs Chicago Housing Authority · 2024
Improperly withheld records
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
A letter requesting a vote of no confidence
Binding opinionViolation found
2024 PAC 83122 · City of Chicago · 2024
Improperly withheld records
Police reports of a teacher's arrest for crimes against a student
Binding opinionViolation found
2023 PAC 76309 · South Beloit Police Department · 2023
Improperly withheld records
An outgoing police chief's email to staff on policies
Binding opinionViolation found
2022 PAC 69424 · Village of Mount Prospect · 2022
Improperly withheld records
Disciplinary records of a city employee
Binding opinionViolation found
2021 PAC 69011 · City of Chicago Department of Human Resources · 2022
Improperly withheld records
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
Police employee attendance records
Binding opinionViolation found
2021 PAC 67100 · Village of Morton Grove Police Department · 2021
Violation found
Residential parking exception letters with names
Binding opinionViolation found
2021-PAC-S-0121 · Office of the City Clerk, City of Chicago · 2021
Improperly withheld records
Names of employees in misconduct allegations
Binding opinionViolation found
2021-PAC-C-0067 · Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) of the City of Chicago · 2021
Violation found
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
Settlement agreement claims with a former principal
Binding opinionViolation found
2018 PAC 53172 · Keeffe Assistant Superintendent of Finance Arbor Park School District · 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
Crime scene and autopsy photographs of a death investigation
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 38303 · Illinois State Police · 2016
Improperly withheld records
Police officers' personal emails about a case
Binding opinionViolation found
2016 PAC 41657 · Chicago Police Department · 2016
Violation found
Staff bonus amounts after a fund re-allocation
Binding opinionViolation found
2016 PAC 44115 · Brenda Westfall FOIA Officer Housing Authority · 2016
Violation found
Information in a criminal complaint filed by a public figure
Binding opinionViolation found
2016 PAC 43168 · Village of Downers Grove · 2016
Improperly withheld records
A settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 33991 · City of Markham · 2015
Improperly withheld records
Physician employment contracts with compensation details
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 35427 · Franklin Hospital District · 2015
Improperly withheld records
Surveillance video of a fatal rest-area accident
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 35840 · Illinois Department of Transportation · 2015
Improperly withheld records
Settlement agreements under the personal privacy exemption
Binding opinionViolation found
2014 PAC 27773 · St. Clair County · 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
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 comprehensive index of binding Public Access Counselor opinions issued from 2010 to 2026
Binding opinionOther
10-001
Administrative index document
Autopsy reports for high-profile suicide deaths
Binding opinionViolation found
2010 PAC 8890 · Cook County Medical Examiner
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
Audit data on railcar component origins
Determination letterPartial violation
Chicago Transit Authority
Partial violation found
Prescription drug order records held by a contractor
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois Department of Corrections
Improperly withheld records
Correspondence between a governor's office and a former agency director
Determination letterViolation found
Office of the Illinois Governor
Improperly withheld records
Correspondence about state hiring sent to a revenue department
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois Department of Revenue
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
University records claimed exempt under personal privacy
Determination letterNo violation
Proper University
Improperly withheld records
A school official's emails about morning announcements
Determination letterViolation found
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205
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 transit district's bus driver personnel file
Determination letterPartial violation
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District
Improperly withheld records
An exhibit to a teacher's notice to remedy resolution
Determination letterViolation found
Central School District No. 104
Improperly withheld records
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 investigation of police officers
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois State Police
Violation found
An internal investigation into a professor's research and IRB process
Determination letterPartial violation
University of Illinois
Improperly withheld records
Surveillance video of minors in a school gymnasium
Determination letterNo violation
Oswego Community Unit School District No. 308
No violation found
Police use-of-force reports for 2017
Determination letterViolation found
City of Quincy Police Department
Improperly withheld records
Campus safety incident reports and crime logs
Determination letterPartial violation
City Colleges of Chicago
Partial violation found
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
Records on environmental and zoning violations at a freight site
Determination letterPartial violation
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Partial violation found
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
Police incident report for case 2019-48357
Determination letterViolation found
City of Waukegan
Improperly withheld records
Misconduct complaint records involving two city employees
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Peoria
Improperly withheld records
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
Personnel records of police, fire, and water department employees
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Elmwood Park
Closed, no further action
Security camera footage from a school event
Determination letterPartial violation
Chicago Public Schools
Improperly withheld records
Invoices and purchase orders for legal services
Determination letterViolation found
City of Centralia
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
Complaints and investigatory findings about a public employee
Determination letterViolation found
DeKalb County Housing Authority
Improperly withheld records
A mayor's text messages with city officials
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Chicago Mayor's Office
Partial violation found
Emails between four individuals over three months
Determination letterViolation found
Lake County State's Attorney's Office
Improperly withheld records
Parking ticket data fields from 2015 to 2022
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Department of Finance
Improperly withheld records
Employee information covered by a collective bargaining agreement
Determination letterNo violation
Cook County School District 130
No violation found
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
A mayor's text messages with public officials
Determination letterNo violation
City of Chicago Mayor's Office
No violation found
Personnel files of three housing authority employees
Determination letterViolation found
DeKalb County Housing Authority
Improperly withheld records
A drainage district's maintenance assessment rolls and collector's books
Determination letterViolation found
Hunt Lima Drainage District
Improperly withheld records
Body-camera footage and 911 recordings of a YMCA incident
Determination letterNo violation
City of Bloomington
No violation found
Redacted witness information in a police crash report
Determination letterClosed no further action
Rantoul Police Department
Closed, no further action
Police body-camera footage of a public encounter
Determination letterViolation found
City of Bloomington
Improperly withheld records
A summary of responses to an Invitation for Proposals
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
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
Internal communications on a property development project
Determination letterNo violation
City of Chicago Office of the Mayor
No violation found
I-Pass transponder and license plate data for an individual
Determination letterViolation found
Lake County Forest Preserve 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
Police body-camera footage of a private-residence incident
Determination letterNo violation
DuPage County Sheriff's Office
No violation found
Police incident report of criminal damage to a vehicle
Determination letterNo violation
Chicago Police Department
No violation found
Police records on Automated License Plate Reader data and investigations
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois State Police
No violation found
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
Interview questions for teacher candidates
Determination letterNo violation
McLean County Unit School District No. 5
No violation found
A police incident report involving a public official and her spouse
Determination letterNo violation
Jersey County Sheriff's Office
No violation found
Unredacted police report of a medical assist incident
Determination letterNo violation
Lombard Police Department
No violation found
Job applications and résumés of unsuccessful applicants
Determination letterNo violation
Metra
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
911 audio recordings of a suicidal person report and crash
Determination letterViolation found
Lake County Sheriff's Office
Improperly withheld records