Marques Gaines death (Chicago Police Department)

The Chicago Police Department received your Freedom of Information Act Request on August 28, 2017. Under the Freedom of Information Act, a public body may extend the time to respond to a FOIA request by up to 5 business days for a limited number of reasons. Pursuant to Section 5 ILCS 140/3(e) of the Act, the CPD is extending the time to respond to your request by 5 business days from the original due date for the following reason(s):

( ) The requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations other than the office having charge of the requested records;

( ) The requested records require the collection of a substantial
number of specified records;

( ) The request is couched in categorical terms and requires an
extensive search for the records responsive to it;

( ) The requested records have not been located in the course of routine search and additional efforts are being made to locate them;

(X) The requested records require examination and evaluation by personnel having the necessary competence and discretion to determine if they are exempt from disclosure or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions;

(X) The request for records cannot be complied by the public body within the time limits prescribed by the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/3(c), without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body;

( ) There is a need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body or among two or more components of any public body having a substantial interest in the determination or in the subject matter of the request.

Chicago Police Department
FOIA Section

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From: FOIA
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 11:02 AM
To: requests@muckrock.com
Cc: Rubenstein, Gary
Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act Request: Marques Gaines death (Chicago Police Department) FOIA P427144 notice of time extension

Good morning,

At this time the undersigned is still awaiting records, if any exist, to complete your request. CPD is now requesting a new due date of September 19, 2017 to ensure proper processing of your request.

Please contact the below FOIA Officer with any questions or issues regarding this extension request.

Sincerely,

Gary Rubenstein
FOIA Officer
Chicago Police - Unit 114
312-745-5308
gary.rubenstein@chicagopolice.org<mailto:gary.rubenstein@chicagopolice.org>

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From: FOIA
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 12:16 PM
To: requests@muckrock.com
Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act Request: Marques Gaines death (Chicago Police Department) FOIA P427144 notice of time extension

The Chicago Police Department received your Freedom of Information Act Request on August 28, 2017. Under the Freedom of Information Act, a public body may extend the time to respond to a FOIA request by up to 5 business days for a limited number of reasons. Pursuant to Section 5 ILCS 140/3(e) of the Act, the CPD is extending the time to respond to your request by 5 business days from the original due date for the following reason(s):

( ) The requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations other than the office having charge of the requested records;

( ) The requested records require the collection of a substantial
number of specified records;

( ) The request is couched in categorical terms and requires an
extensive search for the records responsive to it;

( ) The requested records have not been located in the course of routine search and additional efforts are being made to locate them;

(X) The requested records require examination and evaluation by personnel having the necessary competence and discretion to determine if they are exempt from disclosure or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions;

(X) The request for records cannot be complied by the public body within the time limits prescribed by the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/3(c), without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body;

( ) There is a need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body or among two or more components of any public body having a substantial interest in the determination or in the subject matter of the request.

Chicago Police Department
FOIA Section

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From: requests@muckrock.com [requests@muckrock.com]
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 9:31 AM
To: FOIA
Subject: Illinois Freedom of Information Act Request: Marques Gaines death (Chicago Police Department)

August 28, 2017
Chicago Police Department
Chicago Police Department
Attn: Freedom of Information Officer
Records Inquiry Section, Unit 163
3510 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 to 11), I hereby request the following records:

Any and all police reports and investigation files on the Feb. 7, 2016 death of Marques Gaines on the Near North Side and the subsequent arrest of a suspect in the case.

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,

Mark Yarm

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Good morning,

The records are currently in the normal chain of command review process for release. I expect to send the records in 3 to 4 business days.

Sincerely,

Gary Rubenstein
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Chicago Police Department
Office of Legal Affairs - Unit 114
Phone: 312-745-5308

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FOIA File No: P427144

Attached please find CPD's letter and two files with responsive records.

Sincerely,

Gary Rubenstein
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Chicago Police Department
Office of Legal Affairs - Unit 114
Phone: 312-745-5308<tel:(312)%20745-5308>

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