Name of official

Title
Address
Via email or facsimile

DATE

Dear public official:

This is a request for public records under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.

Please make available for my inspection by (Time, day and date) the following public
records.

(list records)

If for any reason you feel any information or record requested is exempt from public
scrutiny, please provide that portion of this request not in dispute. For those portions you
feel are exempt, please redact the information, provide a written explanation of its specific
nature and the specific statutory authority under which you withholding it.

As this is a request to inspect public records, Illinois law allows no fees to be charged. In
the event I need copies of the public records, I understand I can be charged only for the
actual cost of the copies, and not for any staff time involved. As this request is made in my
capacity as a _______, the disclosure of these records is in the public interest and therefore
I request a waiver of any copy fees.

Please feel free to contact me at this number should you have any questions, problems
or concerns regarding the scope or nature of this request. I am happy to discuss, hone or
reasonably alter this request for expediency. Thank you for your prompt attention to this
matter,

Sincerely