Lake County Gazette

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

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Waukegan Police Department by a representative from the Lake County Gazette. The request, dated November 13, 2025, seeks access to records detailing the current employees of the police department. Specifically, the request asks for any available rosters, directories, staffing lists, payroll records, or personnel summaries that identify all current employees within the department.

The requested information includes each employee's name, job title or rank, sex or gender (if such information is included in existing records), date of hire or appointment, and age or year of birth (only if it appears in public-facing records). The requester has also expressed interest in obtaining multiple versions of these rosters if they exist—such as HR rosters, payroll rosters, sworn-officer rosters, and civilian-staff rosters—and has asked for the most recent version of each.

The Lake County Gazette emphasizes its role in providing comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs and highlights its commitment to transparency and accountability. As a media organization engaged in gathering and reporting news to the public, it has requested a fee waiver under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.

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 requests. More information about this 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.