FOIA Request to Kendall County regarding vendor payment registers on February 1, 2026.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to Kendall County, Illinois, by Prairie State Wire on February 1, 2026. The request seeks access to the county’s vendor payment register for the preceding calendar month. This includes detailed records of vendors paid by the county, dates and amounts of payments made, and descriptions of goods or services purchased.
The request is made under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, with a preference for receiving the information in electronic format. The Prairie State Wire emphasizes that this request is intended to gather information of public interest for dissemination to the public and does not require the creation of new documents.
Prairie State Wire has requested that if any part of this FOIA request is denied or withheld, Kendall County should provide the specific statutory basis for such denial and release all reasonably segregable portions of the records. As members of the media, they are seeking a fee waiver based on their role in gathering and reporting news to hold public institutions accountable and ensure transparency.
The requester is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this organization can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Kendall County had an average student-to-teacher ratio of 15-to-1 during the 2022-23 school year, with 26,573 students enrolled across its schools supported by 1,767 full-time faculty members.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
