Negar Mortazavi Bomb Threat (University of Chicago Police Department)

To Whom It May Concern:

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

- Records created as a result of an investigation into the reported threat against the University of Chicago Institute of Politics (IOP) on October 18, 2022.
- Emails between your department and IOP staff related to the aforementioned threat.

Iranian-American journalist Negar Mortazavi had been scheduled to speak at a panel hosted by the IOP, titled “Taking it to the Streets: the Power of Iranian Women Now.” The morning of October 18, the IOP received a "bomb threat" related to the event. and law enforcement officers brought "bomb-sniffing dogs" to the IOP offices, according to the Chicago Maroon: https://chicagomaroon.com/36976/news/breaking-critics-of-iop-panelist-send-bomb-threat-staff-sent-home/

The Chicago Maroon report states that the threat was sent via email. If you have a copy of that email, please include it in the documents.

Please include any files attachments to the emails as well.

I understand that portions of these documents may be exempt from disclosure under the law. If so, please redact the exempt sections, and release the rest of the documents.

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,

Matthew Petti