Illinois FOIA & OMA Reference: 7(1)(j)(ii) https://illinoisfoia.org/exemptions/7-1-j-ii/ 2024-07-09T00:00:00Z PAC closes case: Chicago Public Schools teacher evaluation records exempt from disclosure https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-81858/ 2024-07-09T00:00:00Z A requester asked Chicago Public Schools for teacher evaluation data, hoping that removing personal names would make the records public. The Attorney General's office agreed with the school district that these specific evaluation records are protected by law and cannot be released, even if names are removed. Consequently, the PAC closed the case without requiring the district to provide the documents. University of Illinois not required to create aggregated survey data under FOIA https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-78934/ 2024-05-07T00:00:00Z A requester asked the University of Illinois for specific statistical summaries of student survey results. The University denied parts of the request, and the PAC found that since the University did not already have the data in the requested format, they were not legally required to create it. The case was closed without a formal violation finding. University of Illinois improperly withheld IRB research investigation records under multiple exemptions https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-53007/ 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z A reporter requested records from the University of Illinois regarding an investigation into a professor's research. The University redacted or withheld portions of the records, citing exemptions under state and federal law. The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau concluded that the University improperly denied portions of the records responsive to the requests.