Offensive Emails From Neighboring Police Departments to Niles IL PD (Evanston Police Department) • MuckRock

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From: Northwestside Coalition

12/30/2020

Subject: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Offensive Emails From Neighboring Police Departments to Niles IL PD (Evanston Police Department)

Portal

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, memos, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, PowerPoint files, etc.) created, written, sent, forwarded, CCed, BCCed, or received by members of the police department which contain one or more of the following words, terms, or phrases (case-insensitive):

“How I Got Shot”
“dog poop”
“Important Public Service Announcement”
“The term (N word) Rigged’ is no longer acceptable, effective immediately it will now be referred to as ‘Presidential Solution’”
“Somewhere in Kenya a village is missing its idiot”
“Chains we can believe in”
“Don’t blame me, I voted for the American”

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,

Northwestside Coalition

From: Evanston Police Department

01/04/2021

Subject: Your first record request #21-11 has been opened.

Portal

Evanston

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Hi there

Your first Evanston record request (request number #21-11) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

Request #21-11.

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From: Evanston Police Department

01/07/2021

Subject: [External Message Added] Evanston public records request #21-11

Portal

Evanston

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-11:

Good afternoon. Can you please provide a timeline for your request?

From: Northwestside Coalition

01/08/2021

Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request #21-11

Portal

Hello,

Please use the timeline between dates January 1 2012 and December 31 2015.

Thanks.

From: Evanston Police Department

01/11/2021

Subject: [External Message Added] Evanston public records request #21-11

Portal

Evanston

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-11:

You are hereby notified that your Request for public records has been determined to be unduly burdensome pursuant to Section 3(g) of FOIA. The extraordinary volume of documents (estimated to be over 1000s pages and estimated unknown staff hours and multiple staff members to fill the request is too burdensome on City resources to produce the request as drafted. Please contact the Clerk's Office at 847-448-8189 to discuss narrowing the scope of the request.

Please consider providing a timeline for the request.

From: Evanston Police Department

05/14/2021

Subject: Your Evanston public records request #21-11 has been closed.

Portal

Evanston

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Hi there

Record request #21-11 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

Your FOIA request has been denied pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/3(g) as compliance with your request would be unduly burdensome. The City issued a notice to narrow and no response has been given.You have a right to appeal this decision within 60 days to Sarah Pratt, Acting Public Access Counselor, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, 500 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706, (1-877-299-FOIA) or to seek judicial review under section 11 of FOIA, 5ILCS 140/11.

From: Evanston Police Department

05/16/2021

Subject: Your Evanston public records request #21-11 has been published.

Portal

Evanston

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Hi there

Record request #21-11 has been published and is now available for public view.

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Multi Request	Offensive Emails From Neighboring Police Departments to Niles IL PD