HK - Touhy/FNB (July - Sept)

Alexandra Gelzin filed this request with the Chicago Park District of Chicago, IL.

It is a clone of this request.

Tracking #

5782

FOIA 5782 HK

5782

Status
Rejected

From: Alexandra Gelzin

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Records sufficient to show: Any correspondence, including emails, to and from Heather Keil with the words Touhy or 'Food Not Bombs', from July 11, 2024 through September 1, 2024. Please include emails where Heather is cc'ed or bcc'ed.

Because this request is in the public interest for Illinois nonprofit Lucy Parsons Labs for the purpose of public education, please waive any fees in accordance with 5 ILCS § 140/6(c).“

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 see the attached letter acknowledgement to this FOIA request.

Your FOIA reference number for tracking purposes is: 5782

You have requested the following records:

Alexandra Gelzin
requests@muckrock.com <requests@muckrock.com>

Records sufficient to show: Any correspondence, including emails, to and from Heather Keil with the words Touhy or 'Food Not Bombs', from July 11, 2024 through September 1, 2024. Please include emails where Heather is cc'ed or bcc'ed.

Because this request is in the public interest for Illinois nonprofit Lucy Parsons Labs for the purpose of public education, please waive any fees in accordance with 5 ILCS § 140/6(c).“
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 Tuesday September 10, 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

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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 your interest in obtaining information from the Chicago Park District. Please see the attached letter acknowledgement to this FOIA request.

Your FOIA reference number for tracking purposes is: 5782

You have requested the following records:

“Records sufficient to show: Any correspondence, including emails, to and from Heather Keil with the words Touhy or 'Food Not Bombs', from July 11, 2024 through September 1, 2024. Please include emails where Heather is cc'ed or bcc'ed.

Because this request is in the public interest for Illinois nonprofit Lucy Parsons Labs for the purpose of public education, please waive any fees in accordance with 5 ILCS § 140/6(c)”

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. As more fully explained in the letter, please expect a response by Wednesday October 2, 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,

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>

From: Chicago Park District

Dear Alexandra,

Please see the attached document for the FOIA 5782 HK - Touhy/FNB (July - Sept)- Request Narrowing

As explained in the attached response letter, your Request is unduly burdensome and the Park District extends the offer for you to narrow your request for example by providing a shorter time frame. Thus, the Park District is extending you this opportunity to narrow this FOIA 5782 HK - Touhy/FNB (July - Sept). If you would like a telephone conference to discuss narrowing your request, please call 312-742-0867.

As a courtesy, the Park District is extending the due date for your request to October 9, 2024 by close of business to give you an opportunity to narrow your request to manageable proportions. We await your response.

Again, you are being afforded an opportunity to narrow your request to manageable proportions. We await your response.

Sincerely,
Karen Choudhury

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Karen Choudhury
Freedom of Information Act Counsel
CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT
4830 S. Western Avenue | Chicago, IL 60609
FOIA: 312.742.4789 | FAX: 312.742.5328
foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com<mailto:foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com>
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com<https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/>

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,

Good day.

From: Chicago Park District

Dear Requestor,

From: Chicago Park District

Dear Alexandra Gelzin,

Good afternoon. Please see the attached document for the Park District's official response to your FOIA request.

As more fully explained in the letter, we are closing this file. You are very welcome to make a new FOIA request and I am happy to speak with you about search terms if you contact me at my direct line 312-742-0867.

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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