MonkeyPox at CCJ

Dear ella fassler:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Your request was received in this office on 8/25/2022 and given the reference number R030990-082522 for tracking purposes.
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.

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RE: FOIA Request of August 25, 2022, Reference # R030990-082522

Dear ella fassler,

Thank you for contacting the Cook County Sheriff's Office ("CCSO") pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (2012).

Your request mentioned:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

All documents, including emails, attachments and PowerPoint presentations, related to monkeypox cases at Cook County jail. To narrow this request, please search for documents produced between July 12th and August 10th 2022 that contain the words "monkeypox."

All communications, including emails, attachments and PowerPoint presentations, between the CDC and employees at Cook County jail and/or Cook County Sherriff's office produced between July 12th and August 10th 2022.

Please redact any personal medical information including names and birthdates.

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,

ella fassler

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I apologize for the delay. Please be advised that the CCSO is extending its time for response pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/3 as documents responsive to your request are still being generated. Please note that this correspondence does not serve to waive any exemptions available to this public body under FOIA. The CCSO will issue a response on or before September 12, 2022.

Please contact us by replying to this email if you have any further concerns/questions related to this request.

Sincerely,

Sarah Smith
Assistant General Counsel - FOIA Officer
Cook County Sheriff's Office
FOIA Officer/Legal Department

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RE: FOIA Request of August 25, 2022, Reference # R030990-082522

Dear ella fassler,
Thank you for contacting the Cook County Sheriff's Office ("CCSO") pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (2012).
Your request mentioned:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

All documents, including emails, attachments and PowerPoint presentations, related to monkeypox cases at Cook County jail. To narrow this request, please search for documents produced between July 12th and August 10th 2022 that contain the words "monkeypox."

All communications, including emails, attachments and PowerPoint presentations, between the CDC and employees at Cook County jail and/or Cook County Sherriff's office produced between July 12th and August 10th 2022.

Please redact any personal medical information including names and birthdates.

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,

ella fassler

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We kindly ask that you narrow your request as compliance would be overly broad and unduly burdensome, pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/3(g).
A search of all emails sent and received between July 12, 2022 and August 10, 2022 that includes the term "monkeypox" resulted in almost 12,000 pages (despite removing duplicate emails) with no attachments and almost 22,000 pages with attachments. The amount of time and resources it would take to review and redact, as necessary, these records are more than our office can provide.
We would like to extend you the opportunity to confer with our office in order to reduce your request to manageable proportions.  Please respond with a narrowed response, such as by narrowing the time period or including additional search terms, or provide a time you are available to conference call with our office in order to discuss your request.
Please contact us by replying to this email if you have any further concerns/questions related to this request.

Sincerely,

Sarah Smith
Assistant General Counsel - FOIA Officer
Cook County Sheriff's Office
FOIA Officer/Legal Department