FOIA Request to Village Of Fox River Grove regarding vendor payment registers on February 1, 2026.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Village Of Fox River Grove by Prairie State Wire, a media organization focused on local governmental affairs. The request, sent on February 1, 2026, seeks access to the village’s vendor payment register for the immediately preceding calendar month.
The requested records include detailed information such as the names of vendors paid by the city, dates and amounts of payments, and descriptions of goods or services purchased. This request aims to gather information of public interest for dissemination to the public and is limited to existing records without necessitating the creation of new documents.
Prairie State Wire has expressed willingness to receive these records in electronic format if available. They have also requested a fee waiver, citing their role as a media organization committed to transparency and accountability in public institutions. Additionally, they have requested that if any part of this request is denied or withheld, specific statutory reasons be provided along with all reasonably segregable portions of the records.
The requester is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition 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.
