Drones: Police Department Contracts, Policies, Procedures 2020-2021 (Chicago Police Department)

Dear Autumn:

Thank you for your interest in information from the Chicago Police Department. Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: P732734-031422
You have requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:

Please provide the following materials/information related to this department's usage of drones between 2020-2021.

Agreements/Contracts:
-contracts (between third party organizations/companies, and government agencies)
-nondisclosure agreements
-other agreements/contracts not listed

Policies/Procedures:
-usage of drones
-data gathering/collecting/retention
-acquisition of drones
-training/safety
-constitutional privacy rights
-accountability
-UAS coordinator authority and responsibilities

Resources:
-Documentation of funds used for purchasing drones and implementing UAS drone programs into police departments

I ask that your office consider waiving any fees associated with this request, as it is being made as part of a student project being conducted in the public interest and as part of a class within the University of Nevada, Reno Reynold’s School of Journalism.

Should any payment be necessary in order to fulfill this request, please provide a detailed estimate of those associated costs in advance of its work to process this request.

If you choose to deny this request, please supply a written explanation for the denial, including a reference to the specific statutory exemption(s) upon which you rely for each redaction and document that will not be disclosed. Please release all segregable portions of otherwise exempt material.

If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than the statutorily-described amount of time for processing records requests, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within five business days, as the statute requires.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Autumn Oaks

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Attachments:
P732734_Oaks__Autumn_Extension_Letter.pdf (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HQBImk7-2Bynhw89FmPm6yuaXuCPDmqJYvRk2B47aEBbNS7w8Zw1ahmZAaRtJcdkbt0iol9-2Fc6v3H1DyEyAFDG0pKn-2BE79MgXNnLp-2F9W6wR91Tb2kvnPWEnq6ldMe0kPN611jJyQYMVPVfi-2FmgRLy7YA6AsKMPUYT23voWJ7vKnUdw7FQDKmWvXT1mHy3qpa3RVg-3D-3DMTdd_pwJjE-2BavpLt7-2Bgwlycyib1KzcZbx-2BhsIgtGJ72cf2t54czXyHmcCtFCKH5RPvIzRBzIScdQ3AtwQVtwbi9VNd-2BYb8JT-2BXlbEBCrfaeeWXy6rw7iDmgpM7R18emZI0JFBq9ipG3-2B-2F-2B8mXC3eFoCFUbcrIic9x-2FsB4-2BFIcivmFRAXK0lWYzvZtAGnWaIWnk92OEmh4C8XEauvK0rFwqu6kuw3nyxOSMw3CkMf6r5mDOJL0lQ3AG4eX7l-2BeeH7x-2F4CXJdDqrh7gOMqx6ep8CKT67VEpDFKpzJa0aRrojzJHkOKxRWZVL8r-2Fm5h0hiHMzBqbAfK6RJ6Jp6ptLyryPrH2K0B0iWeXxTOZuIPyykQLo8JH-2F9c07G4n0pA6ccHPTKOxwqC7dR8VCm5NIxkHn8DT1A-3D-3D)

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Good Afternoon,
Please see attached.
Thank you,
Audrey

Attachments:
P732734_Oaks__Autumn_Letter.pdf (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HQBImk7-2Bynhw89FmPm6yuaXuCPDmqJYvRk2B47aEBbNS7w8Zw1ahmZAaRtJcdkbt0iol9-2Fc6v3H1DyEyAFDG0pKnp-2BMhcwLJMP-2BTGMCF8fJHsJeXhZdZtNqFpryej-2B4G9D7GVqZjn7p8mu8N074pTG7fvmEbCctSv7i3dNGKEqoz0D4ru7g1VB2wBaA0OD-2Bp2g-3D-3DQJRT_pwJjE-2BavpLt7-2Bgwlycyib1KzcZbx-2BhsIgtGJ72cf2t54czXyHmcCtFCKH5RPvIzRBzIScdQ3AtwQVtwbi9VNd4RXD91RsiHkZN-2BVNlp6aHenssobvvBa3N0u2FKn-2FgiFeslObEPPnJYRZWS9VzzyL7NJP-2FAbBBk50VtztIF94-2Bj67QESrvQ0se7GeUZHOOw6k09dAXke2x7PiclpXCG0jt468uyCgCnAEmB1eUz7lFjf6bbmitYz96bTO5fBHuDywceIzcHvSoFFg2y4o-2F-2F5hgg3gSWp-2FEuxTrHwvq4gF-2FpP3Zw3vKxPcAU6Qzk0LGylr8WQBzv8-2FPp-2BOMLXyYEt0H-2FOV-2FqwH-2F-2BaLVQCttbqR8o7caJyWAZeHq-2BW92FP-2BgntTgQD8VSApfExqxrbuL3s8w-3D-3D)

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Good Afternoon, Please see attached for the response to your FOIA request. Thank you, Audrey Shulruff FOIA Officer Chicago Police Department Office of Legal Affairs, Unit 114