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All-way stop at 55th and Kildare

City of Chicago·Illinois FOIA (5 ILCS 140) ·S125850-012326
filed January 23, 2026·closed February 5, 2026 ·complete ·3 documents, 3 pages
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  1. // 2026
  2. JAN 23

    Request to CDOT

    filed · CDOT · S125850 · S125850-012326

    Filed through the Chicago Public Records portal for all records relating to the request to install a four-way stop at 55th Street and South Kildare Avenue.

  3. JAN 30

    Full release, CDOT

    final release · CDOT · S125850

    CDOT released what it held and explained that the all-way stop control originated as an Order from Ward 13 to the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, that CDOT reviews these but keeps limited documentation, and that the remaining materials sit with the Ward and the Committee. The response cited Duncan Publishing v. City of Chicago for the position that each City department is a separate public body under 5 ILCS 140/2(a), so a request must go to the department holding the records.

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  4. JAN 30

    Follow-on request to the City Council committee

    filed · City Council · D126583 · D126583-013026

    Filed the same day CDOT responded, directed at the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, for all records on ordinance Or2024-0013710, correspondence, testimony, staff reports and any documentation submitted to or generated by the committee.

  5. FEB 05

    Committee holds no additional records

    no records · City Council · D126583

    The Secretary to the Council responded that the Committee holds nothing beyond what the Office of the City Clerk already publishes as the official repository for City Council documents, and pointed to the order and the April 8, 2025 committee meeting materials in the eLMS system. The response invoked 5 ILCS 140/8.5, under which availability on the Clerk's website satisfies the disclosure obligation, and noted review rights before the Public Access Counselor to the extent it counted as a denial.

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