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FOIA request seeks legal bills tied to Cook County suit against Lindop SD 92; district requests extension
Summary
A community group filed a FOIA on March 4 requesting legal bills and electronic records related to Cook County Case 2025L014908 (Dr. Janiece Jackson v. Lindop School District 92); the district told the board it has requested more time to respond. A public commenter raised the issue during the meeting.
On March 4, 2026, the organization Friends of Katrina Thompson submitted a FOIA request seeking "Copies of all legal bills from 12/4/2025 top 3/3/2026 related to defending the Cook County Case 2025L014908 DR. JANIECE JACKSON vs LINDOP SCHOOL DISTRICT 92 BOARD OF EDUCATION" and related electronic correspondence and information concerning a purported breach-of-contract suit tied to the superintendent's removal. The board packet records that the district has requested an extension to respond to the FOIA request.
During public comment before Old and New Business, Angela Patterson addressed Agenda item G and the lawsuits mentioned in the FOIA. The FOIA and the cited Cook County case number were entered into the record; no formal legal briefing or in-session discussion of case merits occurred in open session. The board later entered executive session citing statutory provisions for personnel and legal matters under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), (4), (8), (9) and (10).
