South Central Reporter

FOIA Request to Fayette County regarding tax relief requests for a veteran with disabilities on June 10, 2025.

On June 10, 2025, South Central Reporter submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Fayette County Clerk's office in Illinois. The request seeks access to records related to property tax relief and exemptions granted to veterans with disabilities and their surviving spouses for the tax year 2024 through the present. Specifically, the request includes:

1. Documents showing individuals who requested or received Property Tax Relief as a Veteran with a Disability or as a Surviving Spouse of a Disabled Veteran.

2. Documents showing individuals who requested or received a Specially Adapted Housing Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities, pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/15-165.

3. Documents showing individuals who requested or received a Standard Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities, pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/15-169.

4. Documents showing individuals who requested or received a Returning Veteran’s Homestead Exemption, pursuant to 35 ILCS 200/15-172.

The South Central Reporter emphasizes its role in providing comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs and asserts that access to these public records is crucial for holding public institutions accountable and ensuring transparency. The organization has also requested a fee waiver based on its status as a media professional.

Fayette County, located in Illinois, had an average student-to-teacher ratio of 12-to-1 during the 2022-23 school year, with an enrollment of 2,632 students and employing 215 full-time faculty members across its schools.

The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about this organization can be found on their website here.

Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.