Chicago Cubs/White Sox and Public Health | Air Quality (Mayor's Office)

Thank you for your FOIA request to the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor. Your FOIA request has been submitted and is being processed. Your reference number for tracking purposes is: F057766-100123. Track and view responses at Public Records Center.

You have requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:

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

1)All external correspondence, including email, phone, fax, or video (i.e., Google Meet/Hangouts, Zoom, etc.) between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox and your department referencing air quality in Chicago.
2) All external correspondence, including email, phone, fax, or video, between Major League Baseball (MLB) and your department referencing air quality in Chicago.
3) All external correspondence, including email, phone, fax, or video, between the Major League Baseball Player's Association (MLBPA) and your department regarding air quality in Chicago.
4) All internal correspondence (including email, phone, fax, or video) regarding the Cubs, White Sox, MLB, and/or MLBPA.

Between the dates 06/04/23- 06/30/23

If you determine that any information qualifies for an exemption from disclosure, I ask you to note whether the exemption is discretionary and, if so, whether it is necessary in this case to exercise your discretion to withhold the information.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge and processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

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 also ask that our request be filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available (email: holler@bwd.nyc) – if not, secure file transfer, thumb drive, or CD-ROM. I am also available via phone at 718.360.6359 to discuss any questions you have about the request.

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,

Bradford William Davis

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The City of Chicago Office of the Mayor responds to all public records requests in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. If further time is needed to assemble and copy all documents responsive to your FOIA request, we will contact you with a time estimate and a request to extend.

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October 10, 2023 Bradford Davis Via email at requests@muckrock.com RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 01, 2023, Reference # F057766-100123. Dear Bradford Davis, On behalf of the Office of the Mayor, I am responding to your Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request which was dated October 01, 2023 and received in our office on the same day. At this time, the Office of the Mayor is seeking an extension of five additional working days to respond to the requests for one or more of the following reasons identified in 5 ILCS 140/3(e) of FOIA: (xx) the requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records; (  ) the request requires the collection of a substantial number of specified records; (  ) the request is couched in categorical terms and requires an extensive search for the records responsive to it; (  ) the requested records have not been located in the course of routine search and additional efforts are being made to locate them; (xx) the requested records require examination and evaluation by personnel having the necessary competence and discretion to determine if they are exempt from disclosure under Section 7 of the FOIA or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions; (  ) the request for records cannot be complied with by the public body within the time limits prescribed by 5 ILCS 140/3(d) without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body; (xx) there is need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body or among two or more components of a public body having a substantial interest in the determination or in the subject matter of the request. Sincerely, Thomas Skelton
FOIA Officer
Mayor's Office

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October 17, 2023 Bradford Davis Via email at requests@muckrock.com RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 01, 2023, Reference # F057766-100123. Dear Bradford Davis, This correspondence is in response to the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request received by the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor on October 01, 2023. The Office of the Mayor took a 5 business day extension to your request on October 10, 2023. You requested: "To Whom It May Concern:

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

1)All external correspondence, including email, phone, fax, or video (i.e., Google Meet/Hangouts, Zoom, etc.) between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox and your department referencing air quality in Chicago.
2) All external correspondence, including email, phone, fax, or video, between Major League Baseball (MLB) and your department referencing air quality in Chicago.
3) All external correspondence, including email, phone, fax, or video, between the Major League Baseball Player's Association (MLBPA) and your department regarding air quality in Chicago.
4) All internal correspondence (including email, phone, fax, or video) regarding the Cubs, White Sox, MLB, and/or MLBPA.

Between the dates 06/04/23- 06/30/23

If you determine that any information qualifies for an exemption from disclosure, I ask you to note whether the exemption is discretionary and, if so, whether it is necessary in this case to exercise your discretion to withhold the information.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge and processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

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 also ask that our request be filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available (email: holler@bwd.nyc) – if not, secure file transfer, thumb drive, or CD-ROM. I am also available via phone at 718.360.6359 to discuss any questions you have about the request.

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,

Bradford William Davis

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We interpret your #4 request to seek internal communications regarding the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, MLB, and MLBPA regarding air quality.  There were no responsive records to this request or to the #1-#3 requests. You have the right to have a denial reviewed by the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, 500 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701, (877) 299-3642. You may also seek judicial review of a denial under 5 ILCS 140/11 of FOIA. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact my office at 312-744-3844. Sincerely, Thomas Skelton
FOIA Officer
Mayor's Office