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Thank you for your FOIA request to the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor. Your FOIA request has been submitted and is being processed. Your reference number for tracking purposes is: F062413-120323. Track and view responses at Public Records Center.

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:

the environmental report that was conducted at the Brighton Park proposed site to house migrants.

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,

Jason Palmer

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The City of Chicago Office of the Mayor 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.

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Jason Palmer via email, requests@muckrock.com (mailto:requests@muckrock.com) Dear Mr. Palmer, I am responding to your Freedom of Information Act FOIA request seeking the Environmental Investigation and Corrective Action Summary for 3710 South California Avenue. The record is now available at this link . Please be advised that cell numbers have been redacted pursuant to section 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(b), and section 7(1)(c). 7(1)(b) exempts from disclosure “private information.” Private information is defined in 5 ILCS 140/2(c-5) as “unique identifiers, including a person’s social security number, signature, driver’s license number, employee identification number, biometric identifier’s, person financial information, passwords, or other access codes, medical records, home or personal telephone numbers, and personal email address. Private information also includes home addresses personal license plates, except as otherwise provided by law or when compiled without possibility of attribution to any person.” Therefore, these identifiers are properly redacted pursuant to section 7(1)(b) of FOIA from the responsive records. Section 7(1)(c) exempts from disclosure: “[p]ersonal information contained within public records, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy[…] ‘Unwarranted invasion of personal privacy’ means the disclosure of information that is highly personal or objectionable to a reasonable person and in which the subject’s right to privacy outweighs any legitimate public interest in obtaining the information. You have the right to have a denial reviewed by the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, 500 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706, (877) 299-3642. You also have the right to seek judicial review of your denial by filing a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court. Sincerely, Olivia R. Henry Acting FOIA Officer City of Chicago Office of the Mayor 312.742.0116