Published by admin on Sun, 12/19/2021 - 1:43pm
Matt Chapman, a self-described data nerd who runs a not-for-profit group called "Free Our Data," recently filed Freedom of Information Act requests with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office. He wanted everything received by the Chicago Tribune this year via their FOIA requests.
Chapman's trove included text messages sent back and forth between Lightfoot and state leaders, including Gov. JB Pritzker.
Most of the conversations were innocuous or polite. The governor thanked the mayor for sending him a bottle of tequila, for example.
