Skip to content

This site is a research reference, not legal advice. See the FAQ disclaimer for details.

Illinois FOIA & OMA Reference

Search opinions, letters, and cases

Menu

Opinions
Court Cases
FAQ
Search
Reference ▾
Statutes
Exemptions & Exceptions
Public Bodies
Topics
PAC vs. Precedent
Statistics
Data
Sources & Methods
Saved
Build a Request

Topics › Fees & Burdensome Requests

Fees & Burdensome Requests

54 Illinois PAC opinions and determination letters about fees & burdensome requests.

Fees for electronic delivery of police reports
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 89267 · City of Markham · 2025
Police fee assessment for redacting camera footage
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 88767 · Mattoon Police Department · 2025
Emails about a former library branch property
Binding opinionViolation found
2023 PAC 75559 · City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development · 2023
Improperly denied request as unduly burdensome
Records of flood-related home buyout programs
Binding opinionViolation found
2023 PAC 76033 · St. Clair County · 2023
Improperly treated as commercial request
Records of attorney's fees paid to an outside firm
Binding opinionViolation found
2022 PAC 74070 · Cook County State's Attorney's Office · 2022
Violation found
Subpoenas received by a police department
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 65160 · Chicago Police Department · 2021
Emails about appointments to state boards
Binding opinionViolation found
2018 PAC 54430 · State Board of Education · 2018
Improperly withheld records
Emails between a city official and planning consultants
Binding opinionViolation found
2016 PAC 43069 · City of Collinsville · 2016
Improperly denied request
Invoices for legal services to a city
Binding opinionViolation found
2014 PAC 27500 · City of Urbana · 2014
Improperly withheld records
A contractor's records of a governmental function
Binding opinionViolation found
2013 PAC 25736 · City of Martinsville · 2013
Improperly withheld records
A village's water meter records
Binding opinionViolation found
2010 PAC 5688 · Village of Wapella c
Violation found
A city's charge for duplicate copies for its own retention
Binding opinionViolation found
2010 PAC 5745 · City of Kankakee
Improperly charged copying fees
Presidential search committee records
Binding opinionViolation found
2011 PAC 12170 · University of Illinois
Violation found
A fire department's fee for search and retrieval of a fire report
Determination letterViolation found
City of Rockford Fire Department
Improperly charged fees
In-car traffic stop video footage on DVD
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois State Police
Improperly assessed fees
PTAX-203 real estate transfer declaration forms
Determination letterClosed no further action
Illinois Department of Revenue
Closed due to commercial purpose
Training materials for the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace
Determination letterClosed no further action
University of Illinois
Closed due to commercial purpose
Office of Professional Review reports and security camera footage of grievances
Determination letterViolation found
Cook County Sheriff's Office
Violation found regarding timeliness
Historical inquest files from 1912 and 1914
Determination letterNo violation
Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
No violation found
A village official's electronic calendar appointments
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Pingree Grove
No violation found
Copying fees for crime scene photographs
Determination letterNo violation
Chicago Police Department
No violation found
Municipal financial reports, budgets, and ordinances
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Cambridge
Violation found
Communications and performance reports on mental health centers
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Department of Public Health
Improperly withheld records
Emails between a finance director and a village administrator
Determination letterViolation found
Village of East Dundee
Violation found
Demolition contract details and account payable transactions from business district tax funds
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Matteson
Closed, no further action
Documents about a city's property acquisition for a Dollar General store
Determination letterNo violation
City of Peru
No violation found
Autopsy and toxicology report fees
Determination letterClosed no further action
Peoria County Coroner's Office
No violation found
Corporate franchise tax refund records and rule-amendment correspondence
Determination letterViolation found
Illinois Secretary of State
Violation found regarding fee assessment
A fee waiver request for medical and classification records
Determination letterNo violation
Will County Sheriff's Office
No violation found
A village's legal invoice redactions and copying fees
Determination letterPartial violation
Village of Waterman
Partial violation found
A university's five-day extension to respond to a FOIA request
Determination letterClosed no further action
University of Illinois
Closed due to lack of jurisdiction
Disciplinary records for school security personnel
Determination letterClosed no further action
Chicago Public Schools
Closed, no further action
Fees for corporate records from a secretary of state
Determination letterClosed no further action
Illinois Secretary of State's Office
No violation found
Fee calculation for a voluminous electronic records request
Determination letterNo violation
The City
No violation found
Legal invoices and attorney summaries
Determination letterNo violation
Mahomet Township Road District
No violation found
Emails between police officials about traffic stops
Determination letterViolation found
Chicago Police Department
Improperly withheld records
Records concerning a specific property address
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Hillside
Improperly assessed fees
A city's email correspondence with union addresses
Determination letterNo violation
City of Springfield
No violation found
Records about removal of homeless individuals from an airport
Determination letterNo violation
City of Chicago Office of the Mayor
No violation found
A school district's credit card statements and bill list
Determination letterNo violation
East Aurora School District 131
No violation found
Police department video and audio recordings
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Woodridge
Closed, no further action
Ten years of communications with a developer
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Sugar Grove
No violation found
Emails between a school board president and superintendent
Determination letterClosed no further action
Summit Hill School District 161
Closed, no further action
Emails about cancellation of a protested bid
Determination letterClosed no further action
Chief Procurement Office for General Services
Closed, no further action
Writer reviews from a university
Determination letterNo violation
University of Illinois
No violation found
I-Pass transponder and license plate data for an individual
Determination letterViolation found
Lake County Forest Preserve District
Improperly withheld records
Grants, youth programs, and staffing records
Determination letterClosed no further action
Kankakee School District 111
Closed, no further action
Records of school busing errors and transportation incidents
Determination letterClosed no further action
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
Closed, no further action
A school board's discussion of FOIA fee policies and requesters
Determination letterClosed no further action
Central School District 301
Closed, no further action
A mayor's personal cell phone texts about township business
Determination letterClosed no further action
City of Chicago Office of the Mayor
Closed, no further action
A city's income sources and amounts for three years
Determination letterClosed no further action
City of Harrisburg
Closed as moot
Aggregation of multiple FOIA requests as voluminous
Determination letterClosed no further action
Region 1 Planning Council
No violation found
Legal fee invoices for Title IX matters
Determination letterNo violation
Gurnee School District 156
No violation found
Bank statements and copying fees for paper records
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Minier
No violation found

Built from Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor opinions, PAC determination letters, and Illinois appellate/Supreme Court case law. Not affiliated with the Illinois Attorney General's office. Not legal advice — see the FAQ. See Sources & Methods for where the documents came from and how summaries were generated and checked, statistics for corpus-wide patterns in citations and outcomes, and bulk data to download the full dataset.

The data on this site — opinions, letters, cases, and associated metadata — is dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. No rights reserved.