FOIA Request to City Of Naperville Finance Department Regarding Sales Tax Collected from Retailers on October 25, 2024. The request was sent by the DuPage Policy Journal, a media organization dedicated to providing comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs.
The information requested under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act includes detailed records of sales tax collected from retailers since the beginning of the year until the present date. Specific fields requested include monthly sales tax collected versus projected figures, the number of active retail locations paying sales tax each month, and the names of each retailer along with their gross retail sales reported for each month.
As members of the media at DuPage Policy Journal, we are committed to gathering and reporting news to the public. Access to these public records is essential for us to fulfill our professional responsibilities, which include holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency to the public. Given our role in disseminating information, we believe we are eligible for a fee waiver as media professionals.
We await a response from the City Of Naperville Finance Department regarding this request and will keep our readers updated on any developments.
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