Chambana Sun

FOIA Request to Piatt County regarding vendor payment registers on November 10, 2025.

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to Piatt County by Chambana Sun, a media organization dedicated to delivering comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs. The request, sent on November 10, 2025, seeks access to vendor payment registers maintained by the county for the period from January 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025.

The records requested include details such as the names of vendors paid by the county, dates and amounts of payments made, and descriptions of goods or services purchased. The request emphasizes that it applies only to existing records and does not require the creation of new documents. Chambana Sun has expressed a preference for receiving these records in electronic format if available.

Chambana Sun is a member of The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and public advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.

Piatt County is located in Illinois and has an average student-to-teacher ratio of 13-to-1 for the 2022-23 school year. There are 2,562 students enrolled with 201 full-time faculty members across the county's schools.

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.