With less than two months before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, three city agencies have so far refused to provide records showing…
In early June, NBC 5 Investigates filed a series of Freedom of Information Act requests with the Chicago Park District, Chicago Department of Transportation and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.NBC 5 Investigates filed Freedom of Information Act requests in early June seeking to learn which groups had sought and been approved for protest permits during the week of the Democratic National Convention. To date, the city has not provided any records.
And the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events flatly denied our FOIA request and in an emailed response wrote that “permits have not yet been issued … and therefore, any permit applications … are considered preliminary or pending…” While there are some documents that can be withheld, Topic said permit applications shouldn’t be one of them.
According to federal court records, at least five separate groups have filed lawsuits against the city of Chicago since January, alleging their permit applications were improperly denied and that the city’s ordinances that could restrict their activities and enforce additional security perimeters are unconstitutional.
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