FOIA Request to Village of Karnak regarding procurement bids and RFP submissions on February 1, 2026.
A request has been submitted to the Village of Karnak under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act by Southern Illinois News. The request seeks access to records concerning procurement bids and responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) received by the city during the immediately preceding calendar month. The records are requested in electronic format, if available.
The specific information sought includes solicitation or project titles, names of bidders or proposers, submission dates, bid amounts or proposed costs, and descriptions of the goods or services proposed. This request is aimed at gathering information of public interest for dissemination to the public and does not require the creation of new documents.
In case any portion of this request is denied or withheld, a specific statutory basis for such denial is requested along with all reasonably segregable portions of the records. The requester has also asked for a fee waiver as a media professional involved in gathering and reporting news to the public.
The requester is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this organization can be found on their website: https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
