OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

STATE O ILLINOIS

Lisa Madigan
A' 1" fORNEI' GEIYGRAL

November 15, 2013

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL

Mr. Peter M. Heimlich 3630 River Hollow Run

Duluth, Georgia 30096 peter.heimlich@gmail. com

RE:

Freedom of Information Act Request

2013 FOIA 026792

Dear Mr. Heimlich:

This will confirm our telephone conversation ofNovember 7, 2013, regazding a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140/ 1 et seq. ( West 2012)) request that you submitted to the Office of the Illinois Attomey General. Specifically, your request dated and received by this office on November 7, 2013, seeks " copies of any and all records [ regazding 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 clazified 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 is denied pursuant to sections 7( 1)( d)( i) and 7( 1)( d)( ii) of FOIA (5
ILCS 140/ 7( 1)( d)( i), ( ii) (West 2012)). Section 7( 1)( d)( i) prohibits the discloswe of "[ r] ecords

in the
extent

possession of

any

public

body

created ***

for law

enforcement purposes ***

to the

that

disclosure
law

would

unavoidably ***

interfere with pending or actually and reasonably

by
any law
enforcement ***

contemplated

enforcement proceedings conducted

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 aze exempt from disclosure.
Section 7( 1)( d)( ii) of FOIA prohibits the disclosure of "[r] ecords in the possession for law enforcement purposes *** to the extent that discloswe body created ***
interfere with active administrative enforcement proceedings conducted

of

any

public

would

unavoidably ***

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by the public body that is the recipient of the request[.]" Some records aze 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 aze 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 Attomey General. 5 ILCS

140/ 9. 5( a) ( West 2012). You may file your request for review with the PAC by writing to:
Sazah 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 ( 217) 782- 9090.

Very truly yours,

CAITLIN Q. KN[ JTTE Assistant Attorney General

FOIA Officer
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