Jodi Miller, Mayor at City of Freeport | https://cityoffreeport.org/
Jodi Miller, Mayor at City of Freeport | https://cityoffreeport.org/
FOIA Request to City of Freeport regarding vendor payment registers on November 10, 2025.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted by NW Illinois News to the City of Freeport, Illinois, seeking access to vendor payment registers for the period from January 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025. The request was made under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140.
The records requested include detailed information about vendors paid by the city during this time frame. Specifically, the request seeks the names of vendors, dates and amounts of payments made, and a description or purpose of goods and services provided. The emphasis is on obtaining existing records rather than creating new documents.
NW Illinois News is a media organization dedicated to providing thorough and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs. As part of their journalistic duty to hold public institutions accountable and ensure transparency, they have requested these records in an electronic format. Additionally, as members of the media engaged in public reporting, they have requested a fee waiver for accessing these public records.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that aids media companies and advocacy groups in investigating government agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
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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.
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