Lake County Gazette

FOIA Request to Vernon Hills Police Department regarding active employee roster on November 13, 2025.

The Lake County Gazette has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Vernon Hills Police Department. The request seeks access to records detailing the current employees of the department. Specifically, the request asks for any available rosters, directories, staffing lists, payroll records, or personnel summaries that identify all current police department employees. The requested information includes each employee's name, job title or rank, sex or gender (if available), date of hire or appointment, and age or year of birth (only if this data is included in existing public-facing records).

The request also specifies that if multiple versions of such rosters exist—such as HR rosters, payroll rosters, sworn-officer rosters, and civilian-staff rosters—the most recent version of each should be provided. The Lake County Gazette emphasizes its role in gathering and reporting news to the public and argues for a fee waiver based on its status as a media organization.

The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to investigating governmental agencies and promoting transparency through FOIA and Sunshine Laws. More information about the coalition can be found on their website: https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.

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.