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Board logs extensive FOIA activity; several requests remain pending
Summary
The board recorded many FOIA requests concerning payroll, vendor contracts, conference expenses and legal bills; numerous requests were marked satisfied while several large requests remain pending or in progress.
Board minutes catalogued a long series of Freedom of Information Act requests spanning April through June 2026. The requests included inquiries into the business office/payroll practices, vendor contracts with multiple named vendors, conference receipts and travel approvals, legal bills tied to an ongoing Cook County case, and detailed conference expenditures dating back to 2015.
Several requests were noted in the minutes as "FOIA is Satisfied." Other, larger requests — including extensive conference receipts, invoices and vendor contracts for buses and certain consulting firms — were recorded as pending or in progress. The minutes show requesters by name (for example, "Althea," Justin Wenig, Friends of the Great Mayor Katrina Thompson and Data Branch USA) and list dates and subject matter for each request.
During public comment Board Member Shyrl Griffin addressed an absence that had been the subject of FOIA inquiries, saying her absence "was health related." The minutes do not record any board response to that comment in open session.
