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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
Submit a FOIA Request:
JustFOIA Portal - Submit a Freedom of Information Act Request to Peoria, IL
The City Clerk's Office processes all Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to the City of Peoria, in accordance with Illinois State Statute.
Requests will receive a response within 5 business days, and Commercial Requests will receive a response within 21 business days, unless notified otherwise in accordance with Illinois State Statute.
Online FOIA requests submitted through JustFOIA allow the requestor to determine the status of their request, receive documents through the online portal, and create an account to better track all requests.
Fees Applicable to FOIA Requests
- Certification of Records: $1 each
- Document Copies:
- Black and White
- less than fifty pages - no charge
- $0.10 per side for any document over fifty pages
- Color: $0.50 per side
- Black and White
- Traffic Crash Reports (redacted): $5 (Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 11-416)
- Accident Reconstruction Fee: $20 (Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 11-416)
- Blueprints: actual cost of reproduction
- Photographs:
- $2 per page, Glossy Photo Paper, 8.5 inches by 11 inches
- $1 per page, LaserJet Brilliant White, 8.5 inches by 11 inches
- $0.10 per page, Plain 8.5 inches by 11 inches, Black and White
- $0.50 per page, Plain 8.5 inches by 11 inches, Color
- All others: actual cost of reproduction
- Microfilm: actual cost of reproduction
- Booklets or other items specially produced by the City: all material costs
- Booklets or other items specially produced by a commercial firm: actual charge to the City from the printer divided by the number of copies printed
- CD or other media storage device: actual cost of reproduction
- Voluminous Requests:140 ILCS 6/D (6)(A-5)
- A request of more than 500 pages, or more than 5 categories of records:
- PDF Records:
- $20 for 0 to 80 Megabytes
- $40 for 80 to 160 Megabytes
- $100 for 160-plus Megabytes
- Non-PDF Records:
- $20 for 0 to 2 Megabytes
- $40 for 2 to 4 Megabytes
- $100 for 4-plus Megabytes
- PDF Records:
- A request of more than 500 pages, or more than 5 categories of records:
Transparency Information
FOIA Requests can also be submitted using the following methods:
Police Department Requests
- Fax to 309-494-8440
- Mail or In-Person:
Peoria Police Department - ATTN: Records-FOIA
600 SW Adams Street
Peoria, IL 61602
City of Peoria Requests
- Fax to 309-494-8574
- Mail or In-Person:
Peoria City Clerk - FOIA
419 Fulton Street - Suite 401
Peoria, Illinois 61602