Request 008 — 1/8/2026

Hey, uh, whatever happened to Chicagwa?

Hi! It’s Thursday — welcome to foiaday — and in Chicago it is raining like cats and dogs and lions and tigers and bears (bear down! 🐻). 

Request 007 — 1/7/2026

Nothing quite like calling the cops over your neighbor’s lawn!

Hey hey, happy Wednesday, welcome to foiaday.

Request 006 — 1/6/2026

Hey! Did you guys know I have a dog?

Happy Tuesday, welcome to foiaday!

Request 005 — 1/5/2026

North, northeast, south, east and west, and then a couple more. We’re looking at Illinois college police budgets.

Happy Monday! It’s foiaday!

Request 004 — 1/4/2026

Blocked and reported. (By your mayor!)

It’s Sunday! Welcome to foiaday!

Request 003 — 1/3/2026

What do you get when you mix a chatbot with policing?

Happy weekend, and welcome to foiaday! It’s Saturday, January 3rd, though I think we’re still solidly in holiday-void-time, so it doesn’t feel like much of a distinct day at all.

Request 001 + 002 - 1/2/2026

One of my first FOIAs, revisited, plus a request inspired by a raunchy DMV video

Welcome to foiaday! It’s Friday, January 2nd, and so far, I’ve requested two documents. I’ve gotten back a grand total of… nothing. Yet.

foiaday _{(noun; foi-a-day)}

1. The day that you file a batshit amount of Freedom of Information Act requests

2. The day those documents come back from the requests you’ve filed

The long and the short of it: I’m going to file a FOIA every day in 2026.