Thin Blue Line Blue Lives Matter (Waukegan Police Department)
| Multi Request | Thin Blue Line Blue Lives Matter |
| Submitted | Oct. 22, 2020 |
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From: Northwestside Coalition
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 or written by members of the police department between January 1, 2020 and the date this request is processed (inclusive of those dates) which contain one or more of the following words, terms, or phrases (case-insensitive):
-"blue lives matter"
-"blue lives"
-"thin blue line"
-"police lives matter"
-"all lives matter"
-"black lives matter"
-"BLM"
-"TBL"
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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 22, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Waukegan Police Department
Hello,
I have received and processed your FOIA to the corresponding City department.
We are required to answer your request within a number of working days after receipt of the request. The length of time for the reply is dependent upon the type of information requested and the purposes for such information. To the extent possible, the majority of responses will be sent via email. Be aware that a charge of $.15/page applies after the first 50 pages.
Thank you,
RUTH N. ONA
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
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CITY OF WAUKEGAN
100 NORTH MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, AVE
WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS 60085
Ph: 847.599.2513 | Fax: 847-360-9744<mailto:847.599.2513%20|%20Fax:%20847-360-9744%20cityclerk@waukeganil.gov>
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From: Waukegan Police Department
Good morning,
Attached is our response to your FOIA request
Thank you,
Nathalie Alvarez
Executive Secretary
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100 North Martin Luther King Jr, Ave.
Waukegan, Illinois 60085
Ph: 847 599 2513 | Fax: 847 360 9744
www.waukeganil.gov<http://www.waukeganil.gov/> | cityclerk@waukeganil.gov<mailto:cityclerk@waukeganil.gov>
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From: Waukegan Police Department
Dear Requestor:
As you may recall from our email on October 28, 2020, this firm represents the City of Waukegan as Corporation Counsel. Accordingly, we are responding to you on its behalf. As you may expect, the City has received a substantial number of FOIA requests for materials related to the officer involved shooting on October 21. Each of these requests seeks roughly the same information— reports, videos, 911 audio, and HR files for the officers involved. While the City is committed to a full and transparent response disclosing all material in our possession with only limited redactions of personal information pursuant to FOIA sections (7)(1)(a), (b), and (c) (including information such as social security numbers, addresses, personal phone numbers, etc.. In addition, pursuant to 22 CFR 40.5 and Illinois Administrative Code Section 1240.80, all information from NCIC and LEADS databases has also been redacted). Individual release of documents to each requestor would be unduly burdensome on the City. In order to best meet the deadlines set forth by the Illinois FOIA, the City is making available the files in its possession that it calculates to be responsive to the bulk of these requests. The link to those files is: https://wdept.egnyte.com/fl/zgVNU8YDJM<https://wdept.egnyte.com/fl/6iKAoRUIj3>
If you should have any concerns regarding any of the redactions, have any issues accessing any of the files, or if there are still any documents that you may wish in addition to these materials (or that you feel we may have missed), please contact me at your earliest convenience.
You have a right to have the denial of your request reviewed by the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). You can file your Request for Review with the PAC by writing to: Public Access Counselor, Office of the Attorney General, 500 South 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706, Fax: 217-782-1396, E-mail: publicaccess@atg.state.il.us<mailto:publicaccess@atg.state.il.us>. You also have the right to seek judicial review of your denial by filing a lawsuit in the State circuit court, pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/11. If you choose to file a Request for Review with the PAC, you must do so within 60 calendar days of the date of this denial, pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). Please note that you must include a copy of your original FOIA request and this denial letter when filing a Request for Review with the PAC.
Respectfully Yours,
Douglas
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Douglas S. Dorando
Attorney
Daniels, Long, & Pinsel, LLC
(847) 623-5900
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