Members of
the public may make requests for inspection or for copies of public
records for the Cook County Board of Review under the Illinois Freedom
of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. This Act
provides that some records are exempt from inspection and copying.
Methods to
Obtain Records
All FOIA requests
submitted to the Board of Review must include the following
information:
1.
The name, mailing address and
contact information of the requestor;
2.
A description of the records that
are being requested;
3.
Whether the request is for
commercial purposes.
To make a request for
inspection or copies, you may print the FOIA request form here and mail, fax, or
deliver it to:
Chris
Beck
F.O.I.A. Officer
118 N. Clark St. Rm 601
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Fax 312-603-3479
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or
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Ken
Jochum
First Assistant Commissioner
118 N. Clark St. Rm 601
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Fax 312-603-3479
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The Cook County Board
of Review provides immediate access to these documents.
You can also
search the Board of Review’s online Decision
Database for information on your appeal.
Fees and Costs
There is no fee for the first 50
pages of black and white, letter or legal sized copies. The
Cook
County
Board
of
Review
(the
“Board")
requires
a fee of 15 cents
per page for each page of a request that is more than 50 pages.
The requester must pay the copying fee
before the Board will release the requested copies. For
large
requests
over
200
pages,
the
Board
reserves
the right to use an
outside document/copy service and require the requester pay all fees to
the document/copying service. Actual reproduction
costs for color documents and oversized (non-standard) documents are
the responsibility of the requester and must be paid before the Board
will release the requested copies.
Electronic Format
If a person requests
a copy of a record maintained in an electronic format, the Board will
furnish the record in the electronic format specified by the requestor,
if possible. If it is not possible to furnish the
record in the specified electronic format, the requester has the option
of receiving the documents in the electronic format in which it is
maintained or in paper format. Where documents are
requested in electronic format, the requester must reimburse the Board
for the actual cost of the recording medium (i.e. CD, DVD, etc). In
all
cases,
the
requestor
must
pay
all
fees
due before the Board will
release the documents.
Helpful
Links
Read
Full
Text
of
the
Illinois
Freedom
of
Information
Act
About the
Cook County Board of Review
Board
of Review Decision Database
List of Cook County Board of Review
Offices
FAQs
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