Judge Won’t Compel Release Of COVID-19 Information To First Responders

Mealey's (May 6, 2020, 10:15 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois judge on May 1 declined to require a state health department to provide a list of residents infected with COVID-19 to an emergency dispatch company, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) or preliminary injunction compelling disclosure due to a failure to establish a right to the information sought and out of a concern for citizens’ privacy rights (Northwest Central Dispatch System v. Cook County Department of Public Health, et al., No. 2020 CH 03914, Ill. Cir., Chanc. Div., Cook Co.)....