FOIA - OEMC - StopCopCity

Dear J:

Thank you for your interest in information from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: F231430-031223
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:

All threat assessments, field reports, bulletins, and/or intelligence updates, analyses, maps, and/or event queries which have focused on the following groups and campaigns/include any of the following terms:

- StopCopCity
- #StopCopCity
- Stop Cop City
- Cop City

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,

J Ader

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The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) responds to all public records requests in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.  If further time is needed to assemble and copy all documents responsive to your FOIA request, we will contact you with a time estimate and a request to extend. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Chicago FOIA Center.

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FFICE OF MERGENCY ANAGEMENT ND OMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO 03/15/2023 RE: FOIA Request #F231430-031223 J Ader requests@muckrock.com MuckRock News, DEPT MR142590 263 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115
Dear J Ader:
On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on March 12, 2023, wherein you requested the following information:
"To Whom It May Concern:

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

All threat assessments, field reports, bulletins, and/or intelligence updates, analyses, maps, and/or event queries which have focused on the following groups and campaigns/include any of the following terms:

- StopCopCity
- #StopCopCity
- Stop Cop City
- Cop City

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,

J Ader

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ With respect to your request, the OEMC is NOT the keeper of records for the requested documents and/or recordings you seek. In addition, more specifically, the OEMC is NOT the keeper of records for the Chicago Police Department. Furthermore, the OEMC is NOT the keeper of records for Chicago Police Body-Camera Footage, Dash-Camera Footage, Police Reports, Inventory Notes, Supplemental Reports, Photographs and/or Witness Statements. Please be advised that each City department is a "public body" under Section 2 of FOIA, 5 ILCS 140/2(a). See Duncan Publishing, Inc. v. City of Chicago, 304 Ill. App. 3d 778, 784, 709 N.E.2d 1281, 1286 (1ST Dist. 1999) ("Clearly, each of the individual departments are subsidiary bodies of the City and are 'public bodies' as defined by the FOIA.") A FOIA request must be directed to the department that maintains the records you are seeking.
Copy and paste this link in your browser to find FOIA Contact Information for all City of Chicago Departments: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/narr/foia/foia_contacts.html FOIA requests may be submitted to the Police Department in four ways.
* By mail to the following address:
Chicago Police Department
Attn: Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Section, Unit 114
3510 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
* Drop off in person at the Police Records Customer Service Section, located at 3510 S. Michigan Ave. Service hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding public holidays).
* By facsimile to (312) 745-6948. Please be sure that the cover sheet or document is clearly made to the attention of “Freedom of Information Officer.” By e-mail to the following e-mail address: foia@chicagopolice.org (mailto:foia@chicagopolice.org) Sincerely,
A. MARTIN OEMC FOIA Freedom of Information Officer Office of Emergency Management & Communications 312-746-9403