OFFI CE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

STATE OF ILLINOIS
Lisa Madigan
ATTORNEY GENERAL October 9, 2014
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Mr. Peter M. Heimlich
Duluth, Georgia 30096
peter,heimlich@gmail.com
RE: Freedom of Information Act Request
2014 FOIA 031579
Dear Mr. Heimlich:
This will confirm our telephone conversation of October 6, 2014, regarding a
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. (West 2012)) request that you
submitted to the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Specifically, your request dated and
received by this office on October 2, 2014, seeks "copies of any and all records [related to Save-
A-Life Foundation] maintained by the Attorney General's office, including the Charitable Trust
Bureau, dating from July 9, 2010 to the present. This request includes, but is not limited to,
reports and correspondence."
Per our conversation, you have clarified that your request seeks to confirm
whether this office's investigation of Save-A-Life Foundation is open. If the investigation is
open, you indicated that you would like to receive a letter from this office to that effect. If the
investigation is closed, you would like to receive copies of the requested records.
Your request for records is denied pursuant to sections 7(l)(d)(i) and 7(l)(d)(ii) of
FOIA (5 ILCS 140/7(l)(d)(i), (ii) (West 2013 Supp.)). Section 7(l)(d)(i) prohibits the disclosure
of "[rjecords in the possession of any public body created * * * for law enforcement purposes
* * * to the extent that disclosure would unavoidably * * * interfere with pending or actually and
reasonably contemplated law enforcement proceedings conducted by any law enforcement * * *
agency that is the recipient of the request." Some records are being withheld because they
contain information that relates to an open investigation and pending law enforcement
proceedings. Accordingly, some records are exempt from disclosure.
500 South Second Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706 (217)782-1090 * TTY: (877) 844-5461 Fax:(217)782-7046
100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312)814-3000 TTY: (800) 964-3013 Fax:(312)814-3806
601 South University Avenue, Suite 102, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 (618)529-6400 TTY: (877) 675-9339 Fax:(618)529-6416 - ^S>-
Peter Heimlich
October 9, 2014
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Section 7(l)(d)(ii) of FOIA prohibits the disclosure of "[rjecords in the possession
of any public body created * * * for law enforcement purposes * * * to the extent that disclosure
would unavoidably * * * interfere with active administrative enforcement proceedings conducted
by the public body that is the recipient of the request[.]" Some records are being withheld
because they contain information that relates to open administrative enforcement proceedings.
Accordingly, some records are exempt from disclosure.
The persons responsible for this denial are Brent Stratton, Chief Deputy Attorney
General, and the undersigned. You have a right to have the denial of your request reviewed by
the Public Access Counselor (PAC) at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. 5 ILCS
140/9.5(a) (West 2012). You may file your request for review with the PAC by writing to:
Sarah Pratt
Public Access Counselor
Office of the Illinois Attorney General
500 South 2nd Street
Springfield, Illinois 62706
Fax: (217)782-1396
publicaccess@atg.state.il.us
If you choose to file a request for review with the PAC, you must do so within 60
calendar days of the date of this partial denial letter. 5 ILCS 140/9.5(a) (West 2012). Please note
that you must include a copy of your original FOIA request and of this denial letter when filing a
request for review with the PAC.
You also have the right to judicial review of your denial by filing suit in the
appropriate Illinois court. 5 ILCS 140/11 (West 2012).
Should you have any questions or if my understanding of our conversation is
incorrect, please contact me at (312) 814-1493.
Very truly yours,
CAITLIN Q. KNUTTE
Assistant Attorney General
FOIA Officer
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