KOPCHAR v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-08-1835.

919 N.E.2d 76 (2009)

Charles W. KOPCHAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF CHICAGO, a Municipal Corporation, and Human Performance Systems, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

November 6, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cohn & Cohn, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Charles W. Kopchar.

Mara S. Georges (Benna Ruth Solomon, Myriam Zreczny Kasper, Jennifer Erickson Baak of counsel), Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellee, City of Chicago.


Presiding Justice TOOMIN delivered the opinion of the court:

We are asked to determine whether section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 ILCS 140/7 (West 2006)) requires disclosure of the criteria or standards used to evaluate the physical abilities tests administered to firefighter applicants. We hold it does not.1 Plaintiff brought claims against the City of Chicago (City) and its...

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