Section 1301.301  Submittal of Requests for Records

a)          Any request for public records should be submitted in writing to the FOI Officer at the Agency.

b)         The Agency has one FOI Officer, located in the 115 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois  60603 office.

c)          Contact information for the FOI Officer can be found online at https://www.illinois.gov/about/foia-contacts.html.

d)         FOIA requests may be submitted via mail, e-mail, fax, or hand delivery.  Requests should be mailed or hand delivered to:

Department of Employment Security

c/o FOI Officer

115 South LaSalle Street, Floor LL2

Chicago, Illinois  60603

e)         E-mailed requests should be sent to des.foiarequest@illinois.gov, contain the request in the body of the e-mail, and indicate in the subject line of the e-mail that it contains a FOIA request.  Faxed FOIA requests should be faxed to 312/793-5645, Attn:  FOI Officer.

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 11112, effective August 20, 2025)