FOIA Request to Village Of North Riverside regarding vendor payment registers on February 1, 2026.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Village Of North Riverside by Prairie State Wire, a media organization dedicated to reporting on local governmental affairs. The request seeks access to the village’s vendor payment register for the immediately preceding calendar month. The requested records should include 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 emphasizes that it is intended for gathering information of public interest for dissemination purposes. It specifies that only existing records are sought, without requiring the creation of new documents. Additionally, if any part of the request is denied or withheld, a specific statutory basis for denial should be provided along with all reasonably segregable portions of the records.
Prairie State Wire has requested these records in electronic format if available and has also sought a fee waiver based on their role as a media professional involved in gathering and reporting news to hold public institutions accountable.
The 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 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.
