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General Records Exemptions

74 Illinois PAC opinions and determination letters about general records exemptions.

Email attachments between school board members
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 86098 · Leslie Quade Kennedy Attorney for Hinsdale Township High School District · 2025
Improperly withheld records
Construction documents for a solar facility permit
Binding opinionNo violation
2025 PAC 87009 · Will County Land Use Department · 2025
No violation found
Settlement agreements for legal counsel payments
Binding opinionViolation found
2023 PAC 78717 · Homer Township · 2024
Improperly withheld records
Excel file of scattered-site unit addresses and occupancy status
Binding opinionViolation found
2024 PAC 81170 · Hernandez FOIA Officer Government and External Affairs Chicago Housing Authority · 2024
Improperly withheld records
A non-disclosure agreement for a commercial development project
Binding opinionViolation found
2023 PAC 77982 · City of DeKalb · 2023
Improperly withheld records
A private attorney's letter to a city law department
Binding opinionViolation found
2022 PAC 73136 · City of Chicago Department of Law · 2022
Improperly withheld records
Communications about a zoning change with a private applicant
Binding opinionViolation found
2021 PAC 66968 · City of Geneva · 2021
Improperly withheld records
Residential parking exception letters with names
Binding opinionViolation found
2021-PAC-S-0121 · Office of the City Clerk, City of Chicago · 2021
Improperly withheld records
Applications for cannabis cultivation center licenses
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 61510 · Illinois Department of Agriculture · 2020
Improperly withheld records
A school district's customer account information for water utility
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 50286 · Registration Specialist Troy School District · 2018
Violation found
Developer cost records for a city-funded redevelopment project
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 50559 · City of Elgin · 2018
Improperly withheld records
Traffic count data from roadway monitoring
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 46589 · Village of Oak Park · 2017
Violation found
A settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 33991 · City of Markham · 2015
Improperly withheld records
Contracts and correspondence for a concert at a public arena
Binding opinionViolation found
2014 PAC 31746 · Village of Rosemont · 2015
Improperly withheld records
Surveillance video of a fatal rest-area accident
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 35840 · Illinois Department of Transportation · 2015
Improperly withheld records
Budget presentation for staff training
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 37506 · Governor's Office of Management and Budget · 2015
Improperly withheld records
Settlement agreements under the personal privacy exemption
Binding opinionViolation found
2014 PAC 27773 · St. Clair County · 2014
Improperly withheld records
Administrative directives available for inspection in a prison library
Binding opinionNo violation
2014 PAC 30269 · Illinois Department of Corrections · 2014
No violation found
Autopsy reports for high-profile suicide deaths
Binding opinionViolation found
2010 PAC 8890 · Cook County Medical Examiner
Improperly withheld records
Medical test results for workers' compensation claims
Binding opinionViolation found
2011 PAC 11946 · Department of Central Management Services
Improperly withheld records
Names of first-time freshmen and graduation statuses
Binding opinionViolation found
2011 PAC 17006 · Chicago State University
Improperly withheld records
Internal audit manual sections for tax enforcement
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Revenue
No violation found
Records on animal use in a medical residency program
Determination letterNo violation
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
No violation found
Construction cost projections for parking garages
Determination letterViolation found
City of Elmhurst
Improperly withheld records
Animal research protocol and medical records
Determination letterViolation found
University of Illinois
Improperly withheld records
Technical specifications for a waste water treatment plant
Determination letterNo violation
City of Monticello
No violation found
Budget reports by a state budget office consultant
Determination letterViolation found
Governor's Office of Management and Budget
Improperly withheld records
University records claimed exempt under personal privacy
Determination letterNo violation
Proper University
Improperly withheld records
Public aid assistance records
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Human Services
No violation found
Blueprints for condominium units
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Arlington Heights
No violation found
Correspondence between state attorneys general on environmental policy
Determination letterNo violation
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
No violation found
A proposed biogas production agreement
Determination letterNo violation
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
No violation found
A corrections department's gang renunciation program records
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois Department of Corrections
Violation found
Consultant's review of university athletics operations and contract
Determination letterNo violation
Southern Illinois University
No violation found
Internal policies and incident reporting procedures for a mental health center
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois Department of Human Services
Improperly withheld records
A city's bid proposal for a corporate headquarters
Determination letterNo violation
Office of the Mayor of the City of Chicago
No violation found
Staff Intensity Scale scores for intermediate care facilities
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois Department of Public Health
Improperly withheld records
Correspondence about classroom observations and integration
Determination letterPartial violation
Glen Ellyn School District No. 41
Improperly withheld records
Training presentation on sexual harassment
Determination letterNo violation
Community High School District No. 99
No violation found
Investment banking pitchbooks for pension bond sales
Determination letterNo violation
City of Chicago Office of the Mayor
No violation found
Security camera footage from a school event
Determination letterPartial violation
Chicago Public Schools
Improperly withheld records
A consultant's study of a fire department's operations
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Schiller Park
No violation found
Building permits and inspection records for commercial structures
Determination letterNo violation
City of Edwardsville
No violation found
A mayor's text messages with city officials
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Chicago Mayor's Office
Partial violation found
An email about an incident log
Determination letterViolation found
Cook County Sheriff's Office
Improperly withheld records
A slide deck on civil unrest emergency response strategies
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC)
Improperly withheld records
Parking ticket data fields from 2015 to 2022
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Department of Finance
Improperly withheld records
Emails from non-city accounts used by the mayor
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago, Office of the Mayor
Violation found
A drainage district's maintenance assessment rolls and collector's books
Determination letterViolation found
Hunt Lima Drainage District
Improperly withheld records
A summary of responses to an Invitation for Proposals
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Improperly withheld records
Disciplinary case files of a state regulatory agency
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
No violation found
A private hospitality company's financial pro forma
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Glenview
No violation found
Pension fund's redacted Real Estate Strategic Plan
Determination letterNo violation
Cook County Pension Fund
No violation found
GIS shapefiles of Combined Sewer Outfall points
Determination letterNo violation
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
No violation found
Statistical data on FOID card issuance by year and area
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois State Police
No violation found
Emails withheld under attorney-client privilege and insurance exemptions
Determination letterNo violation
Village
No violation found
Train platform video of a fall onto the tracks
Determination letterClosed no further action
Chicago Transit Authority
Closed, no further action
Athletic department correspondence with an NIL group
Determination letterPartial violation
University of Illinois System
Partial violation found
Redacted qualification test questions from emails
Determination letterNo violation
Will County Sheriff's Office
No violation found
Applications, scores, and evaluation notes for cultural districts program
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
No violation found
List of adult library cardholders
Determination letterClosed no further action
Hinsdale Public Library
No violation found
Investigative reports on sexual harassment allegations
Determination letterPartial violation
Manhattan School District 114
No violation found
Inventory records of lost or stolen electronic devices
Determination letterNo violation
Chicago Public Schools
No violation found
A school district's tip-line policies and security protocols
Determination letterNo violation
Hinsdale Township High School District 86
No violation found
Internal communications on a property development project
Determination letterNo violation
City of Chicago Office of the Mayor
No violation found
A risk management report on building safety
Determination letterNo violation
Palatine Park District
No violation found
Emails with a contractor about curb and gutter work
Determination letterViolation found
Will County Division of Transportation
Violation found
Draft advertisements for a public safety sales tax
Determination letterNo violation
Champaign County Executive's Office
No violation found
Waterfowl banding locations and identification numbers
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
No violation found
A proprietary cost table in assessment software
Determination letterNo violation
Marion County Assessor's Office
No violation found
Communications and a legal memo from a city planning department
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Improperly withheld records
Juror names and addresses from a trial
Determination letterClosed no further action
Knox County Circuit Clerk
Closed, no further action
A university lecture recording used in a course
Determination letterNo violation
University of Illinois
No violation found
Interview questions for teacher candidates
Determination letterNo violation
McLean County Unit School District No. 5
No violation found

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