FOIA Requests
Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information Act is the Illinois Statute governing the inspection of public records. This Act provides public inspection of records in the possession of the Village of Oak Lawn. Exemptions also are provided to ensure the confidentiality of certain records.
Municipal Sunshine Law Posting
The Freedom of Information Act is the Illinois Statute governing the inspection of public records. This Act provides public inspection of records in the possession of the Village of Oak Lawn. Exemptions also are provided to ensure the confidentiality of certain records.
Municipal Sunshine Law Posting
To Make a FOIA Request
Before you complete a Freedom of Information request, please check the Village's website and the links below for the information that you are seeking.
- Finance Information
- Police Arrest Information
- Meeting Agendas and Minutes
- Zoning and GIS Information
- Your Police Crash Report
- Transparency Portal
The Village will respond within five business days after the request is received (starting with the first business day after a request is received). In cases where additional time is necessary, a letter will be sent within the five business day period. Any written request, faxed or submitted to the Village after business hours (normal business hours are considered to be 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, holidays excluded) will be considered received on the next business day. FOIA PORTALFOIA Administrators for the Village of Oak Lawn
- Claire Henning
- Michelle Niemeyer
See fees for records under FOIA here.
Document Center
The Document Center provides easy access to public documents. Click on one of the categories below to see related documents or use the search function.
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Documents sorted by SEQ in Ascending Order within category