North Cook News

FOIA Request to Village of Arlington Heights Police Department regarding active employee roster on November 13, 2025.

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Village of Arlington Heights Police Department by North Cook News, a media organization focused on local governmental affairs. The request seeks access to records detailing the current employees of the police department. Specifically, the request asks for any roster, directory, staffing list, payroll record, or personnel summary that identifies all current employees. For each employee listed in these records, the request seeks information on their name, job title or rank, sex or gender (if available), date of hire or appointment, and age or year of birth (only if included in existing public-facing records).

The request emphasizes the need for electronic format delivery and 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.

As a member of the media committed to transparency and accountability in public institutions, North Cook News has requested a fee waiver. This is due to their role in gathering and disseminating news to the public. The organization is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, which supports media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA requests.

We look forward to receiving this information in an electronic format as it will greatly aid in our reporting efforts. As always, we remain open for any questions or clarifications regarding this request.