Chicago Drug and gang houses, houses of prostitution and other disorderly houses Ordinance (Cook County State's Attorney's Office)

Dear Jenny Wadhwa:
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office is in receipt of your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (the "Act"). Your request was received in this office on 11/17/2023 and given the reference number R001989-111623 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all records from the past five years (Nov. 2018–present) regarding your nuisance property ordinance that will be referred to as "ordinance" in this request but could be known (but not limited to) as "Drug and gang houses, houses of prostitution and other disorderly houses" as described in Sec. 8-4-090 in Chicago's city code.

Please provide any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, memos, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, PowerPoint files, images files, video files etc.) regarding the Ordinance including but not limited to:

• evictions filed by property owners and number of tenants evicted as a result of the ordinance
• written notices from the authorized representatives of the city to the owner or controller of the premises identifying nuisances and abatement measures
• police calls, reports, citations, or arrests, collected by the municipality police department for the purpose of enforcing the ordinance
•fines and penalties collected for the purpose of enforcing the ordinance
• information regarding any court actions related thereto, including motions for court orders to place a property into receivership or condemnation

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,

Jenny Wadhwa

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