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From: Northwestside Coalition

01/09/2023

Subject: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Niles Police Department Complaints

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

any and all records related to complaints (substantiated or unsubstantiated) or allegations of misconduct filed against any police officer of the Niles Police Department between January 1, 2015 and the date this request is processed (inclusive of those dates), including, but not limited to:

- Initial complaint reports
- Follow-up reports or investigation documents
- Disciplinary or corrective action taken as a result of the complaints
- Related witness statements or other supporting documentation

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,

Northwestside Coalition

From: Niles Police Department Illinois

01/10/2023

Subject: Your first record request #23-29 has been opened.

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Village of Niles

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Your first Village of Niles record request (request number #23-29) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

Thank you for filing a Freedom of Information Act Request with Village of Niles. This request will be processed accordingly.

Village of Niles FOIA Officer

The due date for your request may be later than usual because the office is closed on:

* January 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Request #23-29.

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From: Niles Police Department Illinois

01/18/2023

Subject: [External Message Added] Village of Niles public records request #23-29

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Village of Niles

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-29:

Dear Northwestside Coalition:

Thank you for writing to Village of Niles with your request for information pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.

On 1/10/23, you requested the following documents:

- Initial complaint reports

- Follow-up reports or investigation documents

- Disciplinary or corrective action taken as a result of the complaints

- Related witness statements or other supporting documentation

Under the Freedom of Information Act, a public body may extend the time to respond to a FOIA request by up to 5 business days for a limited number of reasons. 5 ILCS 140/3(e). We are extending the time to respond to your request by 5 business days for the following reason(s):

We store the requested records in whole or in part at another location(s)

The request is couched in categorical terms and requires that we conduct an extensive search for the records responsive to it

The public body asserts the following facts in support of the above reasons for an extension of time. The Village will respond to your request by 1/25/23.

Please acknowledge receipt of this request for extension.

Sincerely,

Chris Kobeski

From: Northwestside Coalition

01/23/2023

Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request #23-29

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Extension acknowledged for 1/25/23

From: Niles Police Department Illinois

01/23/2023

Subject: [External Message Added] Village of Niles public records request #23-29

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Village of Niles

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-29:

Dear Northwestside Coalition:

On 1/10/23, the Village of Niles received your requests under the Freedom of Information Act Request #23-29:

- Initial complaint reports

- Follow-up reports or investigation documents

- Disciplinary or corrective action taken as a result of the complaints

- Related witness statements or other supporting documentation

You are hereby notified that the Village had determined that your FOIA Request is voluminous in nature as defined in Section 2(h) of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act in that your 1/10/23 request asks for more than 5 categories of records and will likely exceed more than 500 pages of responsive records. 5 ILCS 140/2(h).

You are hereby notified that you have ten (10) business days (until 2/7/23) to amend and/or narrow your FOIA Request 23-29. If we do not receive an amended request within this timeframe, or if the request continues to be voluminous, the Village will respond to your request and assess any fees permitted under Section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act. Once an amended request has been received, the Village will respond within five (5) business days after receipt of the reply or, if no reply is received, the Village will respond five (5) business days from 2/7/23—the last day to amend the request. The Village may also extend its time to respond to your FOIA Request up to an additional ten (10) business days. If the responsive records are not accepted or collected, the Village may still charge fees for its response pursuant to Section 6 of FOIA, and failure to pay will be considered a debt due and owing to the Village, which may be collected in accordance with applicable law.

Per Section 6 of FOIA, the Village may charge for the time spent by staff searching for and retrieving a requested record or examining the record for necessary redactions if that time exceeds eight (8) hours. Further, it can charge for the electronic production of PDF’s based on the fee schedule below:

Up to 80 MB - $20

80 MB – 160 MB - $40

160 MB and over - $100

Appeal

You have a right to have the voluminous request determination reviewed by the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). You can file your Request for Review with the PAC by writing to:

Public Access Counselor

Office of the Attorney General

500 South 2nd Street

Springfield, Illinois 62706

Fax: 217-782-1396

E-mail: publicaccess@atg.state.il.us

If you choose to file a Request for Review with the PAC, you must do so within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of this letter. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a). Please note that you must include a copy of your original FOIA request and this letter when filing a Request for Review with the PAC.

As such, the Village extends you another opportunity to narrow your FOIA Request. Please contact me at 847.588.8014 to let me know whether you are willing to further narrow your request.

Thank you,

Margaret Keating

FOIA Officer | Village of Niles

(847) 588-8014 | mrk@vniles.com

From: Northwestside Coalition

01/24/2023

Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request #23-29

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Here is an amended narrowed request:

Initial complaint report records (substantiated or unsubstantiated) or allegations of misconduct filed against any police officer of the Niles Police Department between January 1, 2015 and the date this request is processed (inclusive of those dates)

Thank you.

From: Muckrock Staff

01/25/2023

Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request #23-29

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To Whom It May Concern:

I'm following up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 10, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Jan. 25, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #23-29.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: Niles Police Department Illinois

01/31/2023

Subject: [Document Released to Requester] Village of Niles public records request #23-29

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Village of Niles

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A document has been released to you for record request #23-29:

* IApro Completed Complaint Report.pdf

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After February 28, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).

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From: Niles Police Department Illinois

01/31/2023

Subject: [External Message Added] Village of Niles public records request #23-29

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Village of Niles

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-29:

Dear Northwestside Coalition:

Thank you for writing to Village of Niles with your request for information pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.

On 1/24/23, you submitted an amended FOIA requesting the following documents: Initial complaint report records (substantiated or unsubstantiated) or allegations of misconduct filed against any police officer of the Niles Police Department between January 1, 2015 and the date this request is processed (inclusive of those dates).

Your request is granted.

We have enclosed report from our complaint tracking software showing the open/completion dates, disposition and type of investigation for the requested dates.

Sincerely,

Chris Kobeski

From: Niles Police Department Illinois

01/31/2023

Subject: Your Village of Niles public records request #23-29 has been closed.

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Village of Niles

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Record request #23-29 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

All document have been released pursuant to your request.

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