Rockford Sun

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

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted by Rockford Sun to the Belvidere Police Department on November 13, 2025. The request 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 of the department.

The requested information includes each employee's name, job title or rank, sex or gender (if available in existing records), date of hire or appointment, and age or year of birth (only if included in public-facing records). 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 is requested.

Rockford Sun has emphasized the importance of accessing these public records to fulfill its role in holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency to the public. As a media organization committed to comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs, they have also requested a fee waiver for this FOIA request due to their status as a member of the media.

The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that aids media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this organization can be found at 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.