FOIA Request to Vermilion County Sheriff Regarding 2024 Arrest Records on January 7, 2025.
In a bid to provide comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs, we at Chambana Sun have requested records under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140. The request, made in electronic format, seeks a list of all arrests made from January 1, 2024 till December 31, 2024.
The requested data includes specific fields such as the arrestee's name, arrest date, gender, race, date of birth and the crime committed. As an organization committed to holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency to the public through our reporting, access to these public records is essential for us.
Given our role in disseminating information to the public and considering that we are a media organization, we believe we are eligible for a fee waiver as per the stipulations of the Freedom of Information Act. We eagerly await a response from Vermilion County Sheriff's office regarding this request.
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