H5N1 Plan

Dear Jimmy:

Thank you for your interest in information from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC). Your FOIA request has been received and is being processed. Your FOIA Center reference number for tracking purposes is: F244091-051224
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:

Any and all reports produced or updated since January 1, 2024 that detail Chicago's plan of action should there be an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza/H5N1 in the city.

I am a reporter for The Nation and other outlets.

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,

Jimmy Tobias

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The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) 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. You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you’ll receive an email when your request has been completed. Thank you for using the Chicago FOIA Center.

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FFICE OF MERGENCY ANAGEMENT ND OMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO 05/20/2024 RE: FOIA Request #F244091-051224 Jimmy Tobias requests@muckrock.com MuckRock News, DEPT MR163567 263 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115
Dear Jimmy Tobias:
On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on May 12, 2024, wherein you requested the following information: "To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all reports produced or updated since January 1, 2024 that detail Chicago's plan of action should there be an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza/H5N1 in the city.

I am a reporter for The Nation and other outlets.

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,

Jimmy Tobias

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
At this time, we are seeking an extension of five (5) additional working days for one or more of the following reasons: ( )          The requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records; ( )          The requested records require 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; (x)          The requested records have not been located in the course of routine search and additional efforts are being made to locate them; ( )          The requested records require examination and evaluation by personnel having the necessary competence and discretion to determine if they are exempt from disclosure 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 the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/3(c), without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body; ( )          There is a need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body or among two or more components of any public body having a substantial interest in the determination or in the subject matter of the request.
Please be aware that the foregoing reason(s) for additional time are found in the Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/3(d).
Sincerely, OEMC FOIA
Freedom of Information Officer
Office of Emergency Management & Communications
312-746-9403

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FFICE OF MERGENCY ANAGEMENT ND OMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO 05/20/2024 RE: FOIA Request #F244091-051224 Jimmy Tobias requests@muckrock.com MuckRock News, DEPT MR163567 263 Huntington Ave Boston, MA 02115
Dear Jimmy Tobias:
On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on May 12, 2024, wherein you requested the following information:
"To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all reports produced or updated since January 1, 2024 that detail Chicago's plan of action should there be an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza/H5N1 in the city.

I am a reporter for The Nation and other outlets.

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,

Jimmy Tobias

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ With respect to your request, the OEMC is NOT the keeper of records for the requested documents and/or recordings you seek. Please be advised that each City department is a "public body" under Section 2 of FOIA, 5 ILCS 140/2(a). See Duncan Publishing, Inc. v. City of Chicago, 304 Ill. App. 3d 778, 784, 709 N.E.2d 1281, 1286 (1ST Dist. 1999) ("Clearly, each of the individual departments are subsidiary bodies of the City and are 'public bodies' as defined by the FOIA.") A FOIA request must be directed to the department that maintains the records you are seeking. cdphfoia@cityofchicago.org
Copy and paste this link in your browser to find FOIA Contact Information for all City of Chicago Departments: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/narr/foia/foia_contacts.html FOIA requests may be submitted to the Police Department in four ways.
* By mail to the following address:
Chicago Police Department
Attn: Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Section, Unit 114
3510 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
* Drop off in person at the Police Records Customer Service Section, located at 3510 S. Michigan Ave. Service hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding public holidays).
* By facsimile to (312) 745-6948. Please be sure that the cover sheet or document is clearly made to the attention of “Freedom of Information Officer.” By e-mail to the following e-mail address: foia@chicagopolice.org (mailto:foia@chicagopolice.org) Sincerely,
M. Mason - OEMC FOIA Freedom of Information Officer Office of Emergency Management & Communications 312-746-9403

Subject: Non-Commercial OEMC FOIA Request :: F244091-051224
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OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO

The below response/letter was sent in response to your request on 05/20/2024

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OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
CITY OF CHICAGO

"05/20/2024

RE: FOIA Request #F244091-051224

Jimmy Tobias
requests@muckrock.com
MuckRock News, DEPT MR163567
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

Dear Jimmy Tobias:

On behalf of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), I am responding to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request that our office received on May 12, 2024, wherein you requested the following information:

"To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all reports produced or updated since January 1, 2024 that detail Chicago's plan of action should there be an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza/H5N1 in the city.

I am a reporter for The Nation and other outlets.

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,

Jimmy Tobias

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

With respect to your request, the OEMC is NOT the keeper of records for the requested documents and/or recordings you seek.

Please be advised that each City department is a "public body" under Section 2 of FOIA, 5 ILCS 140/2(a). See Duncan Publishing, Inc. v. City of Chicago, 304 Ill. App. 3d 778, 784, 709 N.E.2d 1281, 1286 (1ST Dist. 1999) ("Clearly, each of the individual departments are subsidiary bodies of the City and are 'public bodies' as defined by the FOIA.") A FOIA request must be directed to the department that maintains the records you are seeking.

cdphfoia@cityofchicago.org

Copy and paste this link in your browser to find FOIA Contact Information for all City of Chicago Departments: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/narr/foia/foia_contacts.html

FOIA requests may be submitted to the Police Department in four ways.

By mail to the following address:
Chicago Police Department
Attn: Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Section, Unit 114
3510 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
Drop off in person at the Police Records Customer Service Section, located at 3510 S. Michigan Ave. Service hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding public holidays).
By facsimile to (312) 745-6948. Please be sure that the cover sheet or document is clearly made to the attention of “Freedom of Information Officer.”
By e-mail to the following e-mail address: foia@chicagopolice.org
Sincerely,

M. Mason - OEMC FOIA
Freedom of Information Officer
Office of Emergency Management & Communications
312-746-9403

OEMC FREEDOM OF INFORMATION SECTION

Office of Emergency Management and Communications

1411 WEST MADISON

CHICAGO IL 60607"