East Central Reporter

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

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to Shelby County, Illinois, by East Central Reporter. The request seeks access to vendor payment registers maintained by the county for the period from January 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025. Specifically, the records requested include the names of vendors paid by the county, dates and amounts of payments made, and descriptions of goods or services purchased.

The East Central Reporter is a media organization dedicated to delivering comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs. In their request, they emphasized that they are seeking only existing records and prefer receiving them in electronic format if available. They also mentioned their eligibility for a fee waiver due to their role in gathering and reporting news as members of the media.

Additionally, the requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that aids media companies and public advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this organization can be found on their website: https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.

Shelby County's educational landscape includes an average student-to-teacher ratio of 12-to-1 during the 2022-23 school year. The county's schools enrolled 2,991 students with 251 full-time faculty members.

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.