Chicago Department of Public Health FOIA Request Log
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Description
FOIA requests received by the Chicago Department of Public Health as of May 1, 2010. The dataset includes columns such as DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST, REQUESTOR NAME, ORGANIZATION, DATE RECEIVED, and DUE DATE. It is hosted by data.cityofchicago.org and was last updated on 2026-05-06.
Use Cases
Analyze request volume and types over time using DATE RECEIVED and DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST.
Identify frequent requestors and their affiliations using REQUESTOR NAME and ORGANIZATION.
Assess agency response timeliness by comparing DATE RECEIVED and DUE DATE.
Strengths
Provides structured FOIA request data with five distinct columns.
Hosted on an official city data portal (data.cityofchicago.org).
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
Chicago Department of Public Health via data.cityofchicago.org
Collection Method
Log of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests received.
Time Range
Data as of May 1, 2010; specific temporal coverage of requests is not detailed.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-06 16:36:42; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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