This appellate court finding is written in regards to a FOIA request that was made for Chicago Police misconduct records. The request was made by Jamie Kalven, a reporter who was in the midst of publishing articles on alleged police misconduct.
The appellate court overturned a denial of the records, firmly establishing that records related to the misconduct of public employees are not exempt under FOIA.
Kalven v City of Chicago, 2014 IL App 1121846 (FOIA Denial of Police Misconduct Complaints)