The City of Red Bud provides copies of information or documents in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The cost for copies of requested information is $.15 per page after the first 50 pages. Payment is required prior to receiving copies.
Please provide your request for inspection of, or copies of records in writing to the FOIA Officer by mail, fax or personal delivery. Please complete the FOIA Request Form. The FOIA Officer will respond to each properly submitted request as required by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Illinois Governor Pritzker recently signed SB 243 (Public Act 104-0438) into law, enacting significant changes to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act (OMA), effective January 1, 2026.
Key changes include:
- SB 243 requires that electronic FOIA requests appear entirely within the body of the email or submission, not as an attachment or hyperlink. If a public body receives a request with an attachment or link, it must notify the requester within five business days that the request must be resubmitted correctly.
- If a public body has a reasonable belief that a FOIA request was not submitted by a person, it may require the requester to verify orally or in writing that they are a person. The response deadline is paused until verification is received. If the requester does not verify within 30 days, the public body may deny the request. Public bodies cannot require private or identifying information as part of this verification.
View full text of legislation here.