Legal Opinion
Chicago Tribune Co. v. Cook County Assessor's Office
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 29, 2018No. 1-17-0455UnpublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Griffin
¶ 1 The Chicago Tribune requested records from the Cook County Assessor's Office under Illinois' Freedom of Information Act ( ( 5 ILCS 140/1.1 et seq. (West 2016) ). The Tribune requested records that pertain to the valuation of residential, commercial, and industrial property in Cook County for purposes of taxation. The Assessor's Office denied the FOIA request, maintaining that the information sought was exempt from disclosure under the Act (see 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(f) (West 2016) ). The Tribune filed this case, and the trial court ruled in its favor holding that the requested information was…
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