Metro East Sun

FOIA Request to City of Wood River regarding vendor payment registers on November 10, 2025.

The Metro East Sun, a media organization focused on local governmental affairs, has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the City of Wood River in Illinois. The request seeks access to existing vendor payment registers for the period from January 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025. The records requested include the names of vendors paid by the city, dates and amounts of payments, and descriptions or purposes of goods and services provided.

The request emphasizes that it pertains only to documents that already exist and does not call for the creation of new records. The Metro East Sun has expressed its role in providing transparency and holding public institutions accountable through access to public records. As part of their professional responsibilities as media personnel, they have requested a fee waiver for this information.

The sender is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization based in Missouri. This coalition assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating government agencies using FOIA and Sunshine Laws to promote transparency. More information about this organization can be found on their website: https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.

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