Cook County Medical Examiner 2002 Deaths

The Office of the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners is in receipt of your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (the "Act"). Your request has been received in this office on 3/18/2025 and given the reference number R005841-031825 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

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

A log of all deaths recorded in Cook County in 2002, including but not limited to the following fields:
- First and last name of the deceased,
- Date of death,
- Date of birth,
- Address,
- Cause of death.

I preemptively agree to forego all sensitive private information such as social security numbers.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. I am a freelance reporter for Medill News and I am requesting this information in that editorial capacity.

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 in the form of CSV or Excel file, and electronically by e-mail attachment if available.

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,

Maggie Dougherty

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Thank you,
Rachel

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March 26, 2025
RE: FOIA # R005841-031825
Dear Ms. Dougherty,
The Office of the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners is in receipt of your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (the "Act").
On March 18, 2025, we received your request for the following:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

A log of all deaths recorded in Cook County in 2002, including but not limited to the following fields:
- First and last name of the deceased,
- Date of death,
- Date of birth,
- Address,
- Cause of death.

I preemptively agree to forego all sensitive private information such as social security numbers.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. I am a freelance reporter for Medill News and I am requesting this information in that editorial capacity.

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 in the form of CSV or Excel file, and electronically by e-mail attachment if available.

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,

Maggie Dougherty

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Under the Act, a public body may extend the time to respond to a request by up to five (5) business days for a limited number of reasons.  5 ILCS 140/3(e).  We are extending the time to respond to your requests by five (5) business days because there is a need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, among two or more components of a public body having a substantial interest in the subject matter of the request.  5 ILCS 140/3(e)(vii).

We will respond to your request by April 02, 2025.
Thank you,
Rachel
Rachel Dailey
Administrative Assistant V & FOIA Officer
Office of the President
(O) 312-603-0002
Rachel.Dailey@cookcountyil.gov