Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

No fees shall be charged for the first 50 pages of black and white, letter or legal-sized copies requested. After the first 50 pages, the fee for black and white, letter, or legal-sized copies shall be 15¢ per page. Actual cost will be charged for other documents not of standard size and for the recording medium (e.g. compact disk, tape, DVD).

The Village may waive or reduce fees if the person requesting the records states the specific purpose for the request and indicates that a waiver or reduction of fees is in the public interest.

The Village will disclose the public records requested on this Request Form within 21 Business Days after the receipt of this Request Form for all requests made for commercial purposes, and within 5 Business Days for all other requests, unless the applicable response period is extended as provided by law or the request is denied.

All extensions and denials will be in writing and will state the reasons therefor. The Village will not be responsible for any Request that is not received by the Village due to error or delays beyond the reasonable control of the Village. The Requestor may seek review of a denial by the Public Access Counselor of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Judicial review is available under Section 11 of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.

The Village of Roscoe maintains many public records. Public records can include anything of fiscal, historical, administrative or legal nature. Some examples of public records available for provision under the Freedom of Information Act include, but are not limited to: