Emails - Touhy Parks & PAC
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| Tracking # |
FOIA 5729 5729 |
| Submitted | Aug. 2, 2024 |
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Communications
From: Alexandra Gelzin
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
All emails and communications between Misty Mitchell (Misty.Mitchell@chicagoparkdistrict.com) and Touhy Park Advisory Council President Jill Liska (jillliska@yahoo.com)
Please provide email contents for June 1, 2024 through August 1, 2024. Please remove duplicates.
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,
Alexandra Gelzin
From: Chicago Park District
Dear Requestor,
Thank you for your interest in obtaining information from the Chicago Park District. Please note, you did not attach anything to your request.
Your FOIA reference number for tracking purposes is: 5729
You have requested the following records:
Alexandra Gelzin
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 170883
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
“All emails and communications between Misty Mitchell (Misty.Mitchell@chicagoparkdistrict.com) and Touhy Park Advisory Council President Jill Liska (jillliska@yahoo.com)
Please provide email contents for June 1, 2024 through August 1, 2024. Please remove duplicates.”
The Chicago Park District (the“Park District”) responds to all public records requests by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. Please expect a response by Friday August 9, 2024 by close of business. If additional 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.
Kind regards,
Karen Choudhury
From: Chicago Park District
Dear Requestor,
The Park District is exerting the five-day automatic extension under 5 ILCS 140/3(e)(v). The new due date for your request is Friday August 16, 2024 by close of business.
Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely,
Karen Choudhury
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Karen Choudhury
Freedom of Information Act Counsel
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
FOIA: 312.742.4789 | FAX: 312.742.5328
foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com
Freedom of Information Act | Chicago Park District
This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is protected by the attorney-client or work-product privilege and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender that you received the message in error and erase or destroy the message and any attachments or copies. Thank you.
From: Chicago Park District
Dear Requestor,
Good afternoon.
"On August 9, 2024, we sent you an email and letter explaining how your FOIA Request is unduly burdensome and, at that time, the Park District extended the offer for you to narrow your request for example by providing keywords for the search parameters.
Again, if you would like a telephone conference to discuss narrowing your request, please call 312-742-0867.
As a courtesy, under section 140/3(e), the Park District is extending the time to respond to your request by five business day on this FOIA to give you the opportunity to narrow your search. If this is acceptable to you, please respond in writing to agree to this extension. The new due date for your request is Friday August 23, 2024 by close of business.
I look forward to working with you on narrowing this request.
Kind regards,
Karen Choudhury
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Karen Choudhury
Freedom of Information Act Counsel
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
FOIA: 312.742.4789 | FAX: 312.742.5328
Freedom of Information Act | Chicago Park District
This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is protected by the attorney-client or work-product privilege and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender that you received the message in error and erase or destroy the message and any attachments or copies. Thank you."
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From: Chicago Park District
Dear Requestor,
We appreciate your patience as we are still working on this request. I am hoping to finish this by the end of the week and I will get it to you as soon as it is completed.
Per Section 140/3(e), the Park District is extending the time to respond to your request by five business days. The reasons:
(x ) the requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records;
(x) 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 this Act or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions
If this is acceptable to you, please respond in writing to agree to this extension. The new due date for your request is Friday August 23, 2024 by close of business.
Thank you for your patience.
Kind regards,
Karen Choudhury
From: Chicago Park District
Dear Requestor,
As we are still working on the review of the documents, under 140/3(e), the Park District is extending the time to respond to your request by five business days from the current due and I will get it to you sooner if it is possible. The reasons:
(x ) the requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records;
(x) 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 this Act or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions
If this is acceptable to you, please respond in writing to agree to this extension. The new due date for your request is Friday August 30, 2024 by close of business.
I look forward to your clarification on “Vendor” for the playground information request.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Karen Choudhury
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Karen Choudhury
Freedom of Information Act Counsel
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
FOIA: 312.742.4789 | FAX: 312.742.5328
foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com<mailto:foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com>
Freedom of Information Act | Chicago Park District<https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/departments/administration/communications/foia>
This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is protected by the attorney-client or work-product privilege and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender that you received the message in error and erase or destroy the message and any attachments or copies. Thank you.
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From: Chicago Park District
Dear Requestor,
Thank you for patience as we are still working on this request.
Per Section 140/3(e), the Park District is extending the time to respond to your request by five business days. The reasons:
(x) 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 this Act or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions
If this is acceptable to you, please respond in writing to agree to this extension. The new due date for your request is Monday September 9, 2024 by close of business. Please note that the Chicago Park District is closed Monday September 2, 2024 for Labor Day holiday.
Thank you for your patience.
Kind regards,
Karen Choudhury
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Karen Choudhury
Freedom of Information Act Counsel
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
FOIA: 312.742.4789 | FAX: 312.742.5328
foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com<mailto:foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com>
Freedom of Information Act | Chicago Park District<https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/departments/administration/communications/foia>
This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is protected by the attorney-client or work-product privilege and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender that you received the message in error and erase or destroy the message and any attachments or copies. Thank you.
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From: Chicago Park District
Dear Requestor,
We appreciate your patience as we are still working on this request. Section 140/3(e), the Park District is extending the time to respond to your request by five business days and I will get it to you sooner if it is possible. The reasons:
(x) 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 this Act or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions
If this is acceptable to you, please respond in writing to agree to this extension. The new due date for your request is Monday September 16, 2024 by close of business.
Thank you for your patience.
Kind regards,
Freedom of Information Act Department
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
FOIA: 312.742.4789 | FAX: 312.742.5328
foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com<mailto:foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com>
Freedom of Information Act | Chicago Park District<https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/departments/administration/communications/foia>
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From: Chicago Park District
Dear Requestor,
We appreciate your patience as we are still working on this request. Section 140/3(e), the Park District is extending the time to respond to your request by five business days and I will get it to you sooner if it is possible. The reasons:
(x) 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 this Act or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions
If this is acceptable to you, please respond in writing to agree to this extension. The new due date for your request is Monday September 23, 2024 by close of business.
Thank you for your patience.
Kind regards,
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From: Chicago Park District
Dear Alexandra Gelzin,
We appreciate your patience as we are still working on this request. Pursuant to 140/3(e), the Park District is extending the time to respond to your request by five business days and I will get it to you sooner if it is possible. The reasons:
(x) 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 this Act or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions
If this is acceptable to you, please respond in writing to agree to this extension. The new due date for your request is Monday September 30, 2024 by close of business.
Thank you for your patience.
Kind regards,
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Karen Choudhury
Freedom of Information Act Counsel
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
FOIA: 312.742.4789 | FAX: 312.742.5328
foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com<mailto:foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com>
Freedom of Information Act | Chicago Park District<https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/departments/administration/communications/foia>
This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is protected by the attorney-client or work-product privilege and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender that you received the message in error and erase or destroy the message and any attachments or copies. Thank you.
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From: Chicago Park District
Dear Ms. Gelzin,
Please see attached FOIA 5729 - AGelzin Emails - Touhy Parks & PAC - Part 1.
We are still working on this request and we continue to appreciate your patience. Pursuant to 140/3(e), the Park District is extending the time to respond to your request by five business days. The reasons:
(x) 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 this Act or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions
If this is acceptable to you, please respond in writing to agree to this extension. The new due date for your request is Monday October 7, 2024 by close of business.
Kind regards,
Karen Choudhury
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Karen Choudhury
Freedom of Information Act Counsel
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
FOIA: 312.742.4789 | FAX: 312.742.5328
foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com<mailto:foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com>
Freedom of Information Act | Chicago Park District<https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/departments/administration/communications/foia>
This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is protected by the attorney-client or work-product privilege and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender that you received the message in error and erase or destroy the message and any attachments or copies. Thank you.
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From: Chicago Park District
Dear Alexandra Gelzin,
Good afternoon. Please see the attached documents FOIA 5729 - AGelzin Emails - Touhy Parks & PAC - Part 2 for the Park District's official response to your FOIA request. This completes your FOIA request.
Thank you for your interest in obtaining information from the Chicago Park District.
Kind regards,
Karen Choudhury
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Karen Choudhury
Freedom of Information Act Counsel
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
FOIA: 312.742.4789 | FAX: 312.742.5328
foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com<mailto:foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com>
Freedom of Information Act | Chicago Park District<https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/departments/administration/communications/foia>
This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is protected by the attorney-client or work-product privilege and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender that you received the message in error and erase or destroy the message and any attachments or copies. Thank you.
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