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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)

The City of Zion adheres to the Statutes set forth by the State of Illinois Attorney General’s Office as it pertains to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1. The Act allows for the inspection of records maintained by the City of Zion and other public bodies. The Act also provides for exemptions of certain secure information. Amendments to the Act are incorporated into the City’s implementation of the Illinois FOIA.

All requests to inspect, copy, or certify public records must be submitted to the City Clerk in writing and in the appropriate form (personal delivery, mail, fax, email, or other means available). The City will respond to each written request to inspect or copy public records within five (5) business days after it is received, unless an extension of time is determined necessary. The first business day is the day after the City received the FOIA request. The City will respond to a written request made for commercial purposes within twenty one (21) days after it is received.

Applicable fees for copies of public records must be paid prior to receiving the requested documents. There is no fee for up to the first 50 pages of standard paper copies. For more than 50 pages, there is a $0.15 charge per page. Larger than standard paper size copies are charged at the City’s reproduction cost. Copies will be provided in the medium requested by the requestor whenever possible.

Here is a list of documents available for release


Download FOIA Request Form (.pdf)

OFFICIAL POSTING

Summary of Purpose of Municipality:
The City of Zion is a municipality incorporated and organized under the laws of the State of Illinois for the purpose of providing its residents with police protection, fire protection, ambulance/rescue service, sewer and water service, garbage and recycling collection service and street and sidewalk repair/maintenance.

Total amount of municipality’s operating budget:
$16,500,000

Municipal Office Locations:

  • Zion City Hall:
    2828 Sheridan Road
  • Zion Police Department:
    2101 Salem Blvd.
  • Zion Fire/Rescue Station No. 1:
    1303 27th Street
  • Zion Fire/Rescue Station No. 2:
    2016 Lewis Avenue
  • Zion Public Works:
    3220 27th Street
  • Zion ESDA:
    3222 27th Street
  • Zion Public Service:
    2323 Hebron Avenue
  • Dog Pound:
    409 Damascus

Approximate number of all full-time and part-time employees:

  • Full Time: 127
  • Part Time: 23

Description of methods by which public may request information and public records:
Written request only, delivered either in person or by U.S. Mail to 2828 Sheridan Road, Zion, IL 60099, or FAX to 847-746-7167, or email to sheryls@zion.il.us

Directory of municipal FOIA officers:
City Clerk, Sheryl Spooner
Police Chief, Eric Barden

Police Pension Board FOIA officer:
Kathy Richards
Zion Police Pension Board
2101 Salem Blvd.
Zion, IL 60099
zpdpension@zion.il.us

Any fees for records under FOIA:
For black & white, letter or legal size paper pages – first 50 pages are free
Each paper page over 50 is $.15 per page
Each color copy is $.25 per page
Electronic copies are actual cost of recording medium (CD, tape, disk, etc.)

Identification and membership of any municipal board, commission, committee, or council:

Zion Organizational Chart

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