The Berwyn Park District strives to maintain an open transparent government system providing the public with information related to its operation and mission. When possible the District will post documents related to park district finances, meetings, polices, and other public business on it’s website for public access.
Requests can be submitted in writing in person, via U.S. mail, or via email. As a convenience, the District has prepared forms for your use. See our Forms Page for full Admin FOIA procedures.
Please use the form below. We will respond as best we can, in a timely manner.
Fees for FOIA/Public Records Requests
CTPF may charge the following fees for any FOIA/Public Records request in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Hardcopies
- Black and white, letter or legal size:
- First 50 pages: free
- 51 pages and up: $0.15 per page
- Color or other size: Actual reproduction cost, excluding personnel costs
- Certification of a record: $1
Electronic Copies
- Purchase price of recording medium (example: cost of CD)
Voluminous Requests
- Non-PDF
- Less than 2 megabytes of data: $20
- 2-4 megabytes of data: $40
- More than 4 megabytes of data: $100
- PDF
- Less than 80 megabytes of data: $20
- 80-160 megabytes of data: $40
- More than 160 megabytes of data: $100
Commercial Purpose Requests
- All applicable, above-stated charges
- $10 for each hour (after the first 8 hours) spent by personnel in searching, retrieving, and redacting a requested record
- Actual cost of retrieving and transporting public records from an off-site facility
- Cost of mailing supplies and postage
- Other costs determined based on nature of request
An accounting of all fees, costs, and personnel hours in connection with the request is sent to the requester if fees apply. CTPF will not respond to any request before all fees, costs, and personnel hours are paid by the requester in accordance with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
It is the public policy of this State that public bodies exist to aid in the conduct of the people’s business and that the people have a right to be informed as to the conduct of their business. - Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/1.
Pursuant to the fundamental philosophy of the American constitutional form of government, it is declared to be the public policy of the State of Illinois that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts and policies of those who represent them as public officials and public employees consistent with the terms of this Act. Such access is necessary to enable the people to fulfill their duties of discussing public issues fully and freely, making informed political judgments and monitoring government to ensure that it is being conducted in the public interest. - Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1.
