A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was sent to Dekalb County, Illinois, on September 26, 2024. The request, filed by DeKalb Times, sought comprehensive details about all payments made to vendors from the start of the year until the date of the request.
The specific information requested included a list of all vendor payments made within this period. The details asked for each transaction included the name of the vendor, the date of the transaction, a description of what the transaction was for, and the amount paid.
At DeKalb Times, we are committed to providing our readers with accurate and comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs. Access to public records is essential for us to fulfill our professional responsibilities. These include holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency to our readership.
We believe that as a media organization involved in gathering and reporting news to the public, we are eligible for a fee waiver under FOIA regulations. We will continue to use tools like FOIA requests to ensure that we can provide our readers with full transparency about how their tax dollars are being spent.
We await a response from Dekalb County regarding this request and will update our readers as soon as more information becomes available.
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