Information requests made to the Illinois State Board of Investment (“ISBI”) are governed by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (“the Act”), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. If any requested records will be used for a commercial purpose, please disclose that fact when submitting the request.
Some records are immediately available on the website, including:
– Board Meeting Notices, Agendas, and Minutes
– Certain investment information
– Annual Reports
– Quarterly Financials
– Proxy Voting Guidelines
– Investment Policy
If ISBI determines that a request is for a commercial purpose, ISBI will respond in 21 business days. For all other requests, ISBI will respond in 5 business days.
Please note that under the Act, a public body is not compelled to provide answers to questions posed by the inquirer nor does the Act require a public body to create a record it does not maintain.
Submit requests to the FOIA Officer:
Samantha McHugh
Investment Compliance Officer & FOIA Officer
Illinois State Board of Investment
180 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2015
Chicago, IL 60601
Email: info@isbinvestment.com
In accordance with the Act, there is no fee for records that are sent electronically. The first 50 pages of black and white, letter or legal-sized paper copies are provided free of charge and then are $0.15 per page. ISBI reserves the right to charge for the reproduction of color copies, copies that are not letter or legal-sized, and shipping expenses.
ISBI Governing Statute: 40 ILCS 5/22A
