FOIA Request to Village of Lisbon regarding vendor payment registers on February 1, 2026.
The Prairie State Wire has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Village of Lisbon in Illinois. 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 FOIA request was made under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, with a preference for receiving the records in electronic format. The purpose of this request is to gather information that is in the public interest and to disseminate it to the public. It specifically requests existing records and does not require the creation of new documents.
The Prairie State Wire has also requested that if any part of this request is denied or withheld, the specific statutory basis for such denial be provided along with all reasonably segregable portions of the records. As a member of the media, they have expressed their eligibility for a fee waiver due to their role in gathering and reporting news.
Additionally, this requestor 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 organization can be found on their website: 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.
