https://illinoisfoia.org/exemptions/7-1-o/ 2025-09-30T00:00:00Z https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-88977/ 2025-09-30T00:00:00Z

A requester asked for specific digital files from the City and the State's Attorney's Office. The PAC found that the government agencies either did not have the records or were not legally required to create new files or answer the requester's specific questions. Consequently, the PAC closed the case without finding any violations.

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-82383/ 2025-03-25T00:00:00Z

Under FOIA, records that contain administrative and technical information associated with automated data processing operations are per se exempt from disclosure under section 7(1)(o). The decisive fact was that the withheld user guide was for the AutoVu Patroller software application, which is an automated data processing system. Because the guide fell squarely within this categorical exemption, the PAC concluded the denial was proper without needing to assess any additional balancing or harm.

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-84329/ 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z

A citizen asked the Marion County Assessor's Office for a copy of a Marshall & Swift cost table embedded in the DEVNET software used to calculate property assessments. The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau determined the request was unfounded because the embedded table is exempt from disclosure under FOIA section 7(1)(o) as administrative or technical information associated with automated data processing, and also exempt under section 7(1)(a) because the software is protected by f

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-80318/ 2024-11-22T00:00:00Z

A reporter requested emails between the University of Illinois athletic department and the Illini Guardians NIL group from January to August 2023. The University redacted some information, citing exemptions for private information, personal privacy, and preliminary drafts. The Illinois Attorney General's office reviewed the redactions and determined that the University properly redacted personal email addresses, phone numbers, passcodes, and one highly personal line under the cited exemptions. T

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-51718/ 2018-05-07T00:00:00Z

A requester asked the Chicago Police Department for case reports and a copy of the AIRA user manual. The Attorney General's office found that the police department improperly responded to the request for the case reports, concluding that the requester sought existing data from a database, not a new record. The determination does not address whether the police department properly withheld the AIRA manual; it only describes the department's claim of an exemption and the requester's dispute, withou