Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

City of East Peoria FOIA Request Information

Method for Requesting Public Information and Records

General requests should be made in writing and submitted to the City Clerk’s office in City Hall (401 West Washington Street, East Peoria). Certain records may also be requested from the specific department which maintains the requested records, such as the Police Department. Depending on the type of information and records being requested, your request may need to be reviewed by City officials or may not be immediately provided.  

For your convenience, an online Public Record Request form has been provided for your use (see above).  However, you are not required to use this online form and can submit your written request in another manner by hand-delivery,  mail, fax, or email, and the City will review your request in the same manner as any request received by use of the online form.

Requests in formats other than the Public Record Request form should be mailed to or submitted in person to: FOIA Officer - Morgan R. Cadwalader, City of East Peoria, 401 W. Washington Street, East Peoria, Illinois, 61611; Or Faxed to: 309- 698-4747; Or Emailed to: morgancadwalader@cityofeastpeoria.com

FOIA Officers for the City of East Peoria

• Primary Contact
  • City Clerk / City Hall
    Morgan Cadwalader
    Phone: 309-698-4715
• Secondary Contacts
  • Lisa Pickerill
    Phone: 309-698-4715
  • Teresa Durm
    Phone: 309-698-4715
• Police Department Contacts
  
  • David Catton
    Phone: 309-698-4700
  • Mallory Burmeister
    Phone: 309-698-4700

Fee For Obtaining Copies of Records

The first 50 regular copies are provided to the requester at no cost. For any number of copies exceeding 50 pages, a copying fee of 15 cents per page will be charged for any document requests. Other types of records, and the related fee, may be available upon request. If a fee will be required, the fee must be paid prior to receiving the requested documents or information.

• View Types and Categories of Records (FOIA) (PDF)
• View Boards and Commissions (PDF)
• View City of East Peoria Organizational Chart (PDF)

Request for Inspection or Copying of Public Records

The City of East Peoria will respond to the request within 5 working days starting one day after the request date unless one or more of the 7 reasons for an extension of time provided for in Section 3(e) of the Act are invoked by the City.