**** FOIA Request Sent to City of Elmhurst Regarding Newly Registered Businesses on May 7, 2025 **

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FOIA Request to City of Elmhurst Regarding Newly Registered Businesses on May 7, 2025.

As part of our commitment to providing comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs, we at the DuPage Policy Journal have submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the City of Elmhurst. Our request seeks detailed records of businesses registered with the city in the past week. Specifically, we are requesting information that includes the business name, business number, business type, business address, issued date, status, and registered agent name.

This request is made under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, and we have asked for these records in electronic format. Access to such public records is crucial for us as members of the media to fulfill our professional responsibilities. It enables us to hold public institutions accountable and provide transparency to the public.

In our request, we have also highlighted our eligibility for a fee waiver as media professionals involved in gathering and reporting news. Additionally, we are affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws.

We look forward to receiving the requested information promptly and will continue our efforts to inform the American electorate by pulling back the curtain on government actions.