Illinois FOIA & OMA Reference: 7(1)(r)https://illinoisfoia.org/exemptions/7-1-r/2024-04-09T00:00:00ZVillage of Glenview did not violate FOIA in withholding pro forma document under 7(1)(r)https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-76890/2024-04-09T00:00:00ZA requester asked the Village of Glenview for a pro forma document that Ballyhoo Hospitality had prepared in connection with a request for a 15-year loan repayment period. The Village denied the request, citing an exemption for records related to real estate sale negotiations. The Public Access Counselor concluded that the Village did not violate FOIA because the document related to a real estate sale that had not yet been completed, and the exemption applied regardless of the financial incentivCity of Chicago Planning partially properly withheld parking lot sale emails under 7(1)(f) and 7(1)(r)https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-68657/2022-09-27T00:00:00ZThis determination addressed whether the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development properly redacted emails about a parking-lot sale under FOIA exemptions 7(1)(f) (deliberative process) and 7(1)(r) (real estate sale/negotiation records). The Public Access Bureau found the Department properly withheld most redacted material because it consisted of predecisional deliberations or information tied to ongoing negotiations for the sale of city-owned parcels, which remain exempt under 7(1)