Request for Records Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

2. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

   The Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) makes government more transparent to the citizens of Illinois by guaranteeing access to government records in the form in which they are maintained. Generally, the Illinois FOIA provides access to government information while protecting the legitimate interests of government and the privacy rights of citizens.

   The Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) makes government more transparent to the citizens of Illinois by guaranteeing access to government records in the form in which they are maintained. Generally, the Illinois FOIA provides access to government information while protecting the legitimate interests of government and the privacy rights of citizens.

3. Request for Records Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act

   Use this form to make an Electronic FOIA (E-FOIA) request. The use of this form is voluntary; an alternate form for submission is by letter. The Village may honor oral requests. If you choose to submit a FOIA request electronically, you must complete the fields marked with an "*". If you do not enter accurate or required information, we may be unable to fulfill your FOIA request.

   Use this form to make an Electronic FOIA (E-FOIA) request. The use of this form is voluntary; an alternate form for submission is by letter. The Village may honor oral requests. If you choose to submit a FOIA request electronically, you must complete the fields marked with an "*". If you do not enter accurate or required information, we may be unable to fulfill your FOIA request.

5. Contact Information

7. First Name:*

8. Last Name:*

10. Company name:

12. Address:*

13. City:*

14. State:*
    -- Select One --AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

15. Zip Code:*

17. Daytime Phone Number:*

19. Fax Number:

21. Email:

23. Describe the type(s) of document(s) you are requesting

25. Please describe specifically the documents you are requesting:*

27. Select a suitable description of yourself and the purpose of the request:*

    1. A. An individual seeking information for personal use and not for commercial use. If the subject matter of your request is yourself, Village staff may contact you to verity your identity.
    2. B. An individual acting on behalf of an organization for a commercial purpose (see below)
    3. C. Affiliated with an educational or noncommercial scientific institution, and this request is made for a scholarly or scientific purpose and not for commercial use.

29. Requests for a Commercial Purpose

    Section 2( c-10) of FOIA defines “commercial purpose" as the use of any part of a public record or records, or information derived from public records, in any form for sale, resale, or solicitation or advertisement for sales or services. For purposes of this definition, requests made by news media and nonprofit, scientific, or academic organizations shall not be considered to be made for a "commercial purpose" when the principal purpose of the request is (i) to access and disseminate information concerning news and current or passing events, (ii) for articles of opinion or features of interest to the public, or (iii) for the purpose of academic, scientific, or public research or education.

    Section 2( c-10) of FOIA defines “commercial purpose" as the use of any part of a public record or records, or information derived from public records, in any form for sale, resale, or solicitation or advertisement for sales or services. For purposes of this definition, requests made by news media and nonprofit, scientific, or academic organizations shall not be considered to be made for a "commercial purpose" when the principal purpose of the request is (i) to access and disseminate information concerning news and current or passing events, (ii) for articles of opinion or features of interest to the public, or (iii) for the purpose of academic, scientific, or public research or education.

30. Is this request for commercial purposes?
    -- Select One --YesNo

32. Are you requesting a fee waiver?
    -- Select One --YesNo

33. Please provide an explanation for the requested fee waiver

35. Do you want to inspect the requested records?
    -- Select One --NoYes

36. Do you want physical copies of the requested records?
    -- Select One --NoYes

37. Do you want electronic copies of the requested records?
    -- Select One --NoYes

    This is the Village's preferred method.

39. File Upload

    Please use this to upload any related documents or files pertaining to the request.

41. After you submit this FOIA request, the Village has five days in which to provide an initial response to the requestor, either granted or denied, or will ask for an extension due to a voluminous request. We try our best here at the Village of Itasca to process these requests with respect and timeliness.

43. Does John Matuga DENY or APPROVE this?

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44. 1. Receive an email copy of this form.
45. Email address

    This field is not part of the form submission.

46. Submit

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