FOIA

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a Illinois statute (5 ILCS 140) intended to increase the transparency and accountability of government at all levels. Any person who wishes to inspect and/or obtain copies of public records from the Village of Morton must submit an FOIA request to the Village Clerk. Requests for police documents are handled by the Police FOIA Officer located at the Police Department at 375 W. Birchwood and requests for fire department documents are handled by the Fire Department FOIA Officer located at 300 W. Courtland St.

FOIA Contacts

Village Clerk — Sam Ritthaler, sritthaler@morton-il.gov
Village Administrator — Julie Smick, jsmick@morton-il.gov
Fire Department, Director of Fire & Emergency Services — Joe Kelley, jkelley@morton-il.gov
Police Department, Deputy Chief of Police — Jason Miller, jrmiller@morton-il.gov
Detective — Steve Brock, sbrock@morton-il.gov
Records Supervisor — Beth Ruder, bruder@morton-il.gov

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request

Name of person making request*
First Last
Address of person making request*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Email of person making request*
Phone of person making request*
Is this a commercial request?*
- Yes
- No
Date of Request*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Please describe in detail below the public records you are requesting and state whether you wish to inspect and/or copy such records. Also, please state whether such public records are to be certified.*
The Village of Morton will respond to the above request within five (5) working days from the above date unless one or more of the seven (7) reasons for an extension of time provided for in Section 3(d) of the Act are invoked by the Village.

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