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FOIA/OMA

HOW TO MAKE A FOIA REQUEST

Freedom of Information Act requests may be sent to:

Rob Olmstead or current FOIA Officer
Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission
555 W. Monroe St., Ste. 600-S
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 814-1094 (phone)

FEES AND OTHER INFORMATION

The first 50 pages of paper records provided are free; there is a $.15/page charge for each page thereafter. For records provided on disk or other electronic media, there is generally a charge for the cost of the media. Further fee and other information concerning FOIA and Commission records is governed by 2 Ill. Admin. 3500.201.

SECTION 3.5 STATEMENT

The Commission makes available for immediate disclosure the following documents:

  • Claimant Determinations (see "Decisions" tab on the menu of this page)
  • Open Session Minutes (see "Meetings" tab on the menu of this page)
  • Governing Statute and Rules (see "Act, Rules & Forms" tab on the menu of this page)
  • Annual Reports (see below)

 

SECTION 4a STATEMENT

SECTION 5 STATEMENT

The Commission has two general categories of records:

  • Claim Determination Documents
  • Internal Documents

Under the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act, only those claims that have been resolved are subject to FOIA. (See 775 ICLS 40/45(e), providing that "All records of the Commission shall be confidential until the proceedings before the Commission are concluded and a final decision has been made by the Commission.") All Claim Determinations are posted on the website under the "TIRC Decisions" tab to the left.

OMA INFORMATION

Open session meetings are open to the public. All meetings are audio recorded. TIRC's procedures and limitations on Remote Commissioner Attendance, Public Participation, and Audience Recording and Photographing may be found at TIRC Open Meeting Act Procedures, and in Administrative Rule 2 Ill. Admin. 3500.310 .

ANNUAL REPORTS

Because the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission is administratively supported by the Illinois Human Rights Commission (HRC), its annual report appears inside HRC's annual report.