FOIA Request to Village of Edgewood regarding vendor payment registers on February 1, 2026.
On February 1, 2026, Prairie State Wire submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Village of Edgewood. The request seeks access to the village’s vendor payment register for the immediately preceding calendar month. This includes details such as the names of vendors paid by the city, dates and amounts of payments, and descriptions of goods or services purchased.
The request was made under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, with a preference for receiving the information in electronic format. The intent is to gather information of public interest for dissemination to the public. The request emphasizes that it seeks only existing records and does not require the creation of new documents.
Prairie State Wire also requested that if any part of this request is denied or withheld, specific statutory reasons should be provided along with all reasonably segregable portions of the records. As a member of the media involved in gathering and reporting news, Prairie State Wire has asked for a fee waiver based on their role in holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency.
The requester is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this organization can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
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.
