Section 1531.300  Submittal of Requests for Records

a)         Any request for public records should be submitted in writing to the FOI Officer at the Agency.

b)         The Agency has one FOI Officer, located in Springfield.

c)         Contact information for the FOI Officer can be found online at https://doit.illinois.gov/about/foia.html.

d)         FOIA requests may be submitted via mail, e-mail, fax, or hand delivery.  Requests can be submitted on the website listed in subsection (c) or may be mailed or hand delivered to:

Department of Innovation and Technology

120 West Jefferson Street

Springfield, Illinois  62702

Attn:  FOIA Officer

e)         E-mailed requests should be sent to DoIT.FOIA@illinois.gov, contain the request in the body of the e-mail, and indicate in the subject line of the e-mail that it contains a FOIA request. 

f)         The request must describe the public record or records being sought, being as specific as possible.  If the description is not sufficiently clear to allow easy identification of the records sought, the request may be asked to supply additional necessary information.

g)         Faxed FOIA requests should be faxed to (217)785-0361, Attn: FOI Officer.

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 14963, effective November 6, 2025)