https://illinoisfoia.org/exemptions/7-5-bb/ 2025-03-27T00:00:00Z https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-75318/ 2025-03-27T00:00:00Z

A mother requested a police report regarding an incident involving her son, but the City denied the request because the records involved juvenile suspects. The Attorney General's office agreed with the City, explaining that state law strictly protects the confidentiality of juvenile police records, even from the parents of victims. Consequently, the City was legally required to withhold the information.

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-84605/ 2025-01-08T00:00:00Z

A requester asked the Chicago Police Department for juvenile criminal records of a deceased person. The police denied the request, stating that juvenile records are confidential by law. The Attorney General's office agreed, confirming that the law protecting juvenile records remains in effect even after the minor is deceased.

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-83945/ 2024-12-16T00:00:00Z

This determination addresses whether the Chicago Police Department properly denied a FOIA request for School Absentee Reports under 5 ILCS 140/7.5(bb), which exempts records whose disclosure is prohibited by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The Public Access Bureau held that CPD did not improperly deny the request, concluding that School Absentee Reports relate to minors taken into custody or limited custody under the Juvenile Court Act, and that such records are confidential except by court orde

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-78704/ 2024-06-20T00:00:00Z

A requester asked the Will County Sheriff's Office for police records and video footage related to a specific case. The Sheriff's Office refused to release the files, and the Attorney General's office agreed, finding that the records were protected by law because they involved a juvenile. This means the public cannot access these specific records due to strict privacy rules regarding juvenile law enforcement files.

https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-66759/ 2021-08-24T00:00:00Z

Under FOIA, a public body must disclose records unless a specific exemption applies. Here, the Department claimed the entire report was exempt under section 7.5(bb) because it involved juvenile suspects. However, the PAC reasoned that the exemption only protects information that is prohibited from disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act, which does not categorically exempt all records involving juveniles. The decisive fact was that the incident report contained information that could be disclosed a