https://illinoisfoia.org/exemptions/7-1-d-v/ 2025-12-02T00:00:00Z https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-64491/ 2025-12-02T00:00:00Z

A citizen requested audio and video recordings of a police photo lineup, as well as the photo array and lineup report, from the Homewood Police Department. The department denied the audio and video recordings under a state law that keeps lineup recordings confidential, and denied the photo array and report under a FOIA exemption for investigative techniques. The Illinois Attorney General's office reviewed the request and found that the audio and video recordings were properly withheld, but the p

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-82465/ 2024-09-24T00:00:00Z

This determination addresses whether the Chicago Park District properly withheld portions of a daily police log under FOIA exemption 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(v), which protects vulnerability assessments and security measures from disclosure. The Public Access Bureau held that the Park District failed to meet its burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the redacted 'Exterior Premise Check' and 'Interior Premise Check' entries qualified for the exemption, because the log reflected only rout

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-70185/ 2023-09-28T00:00:00Z

A journalist requested an email from the Cook County Sheriff's Office, which the office refused to release by claiming it was exempt from disclosure. The Attorney General's Public Access Counselor reviewed the email and found that the Sheriff's Office did not provide enough evidence to justify keeping it secret. Consequently, the PAC asked the Sheriff's Office to release the email to the requester.