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alhirzel 6 hours ago

Didn't know about sunshine request - the website[1] - until I searched for this term!

[1]: https://www.sunshinerequest.com/

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tptacek 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is just FOIA. You don't need any special website or process; just Google [(your state) FOIA] or [(your municipality) FOIA officer]. In Illinois, you can simply email free-form requests for documents and start a 10-day clock on the public body's side.

	▲	alright2565 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The problem is following up. It's hard to understand the process, and what to do when the public body doesn't respond. If nothing else, the Sunshine Request site is a good place to get form emails for these requests from.

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smalltorch 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Im not sure if there is a way to verify that the one he is talking about, but for public records request muckrock is great.

https://www.muckrock.com

	▲	toomuchtodo an hour ago \| parent [-]
		MuckRock is the gold standard for systematizing FOIA requests imho.