Politics & Government
Mayoral Candidate's FOIA Requests Adding Up for Village
Village Cleark Pat Rea released a report during the TInley Park village board meeting that detailed mayoral candidate Steve Eberhardt's $18,000 of Freedom of Information Act requests in the last 13 months, including $9,000 in the last month alone,
The cost of the Village fulfilling Freedom of Information Act requests from mayoral candidate Steve Eberhardt is adding up—to the tune of more than $18,000 over the last 13 months, Sun-Times Media reports.
During Tinley Park's village board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 12, village clerk Pat Rea released a FOIA request report just weeks after Eberhardt used a FOIA request to file a challenge against Mayor Ed Zambrocki.
Rea said the timing of his report was due to the entire board not meeting since November of last year, according to Sun-Times Media.
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Over the last 13 months, Eberhardt filed more than $18,000 in FOIA requests, including more than $9,000 in the last month alone, the report said. Eberhardt questioned the timing of Rea's report, but said that his requests allow residents to know how the village is spending taxpayer money, according to the report.
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