Requests for inspection or copies shall be made in writing and directed to the village. Written requests may be submitted to the village via personal delivery, mail, telefax, or other means available to the village. The village may honor oral requests for inspection or copying. The village may not require that a request be submitted on a standard form or require the requester to specify the purpose for a request, except to determine whether the records are requested for a commercial purpose or whether to grant a request for a fee waiver. All requests for inspection and copying received by the village shall immediately be forwarded to its Freedom of Information officer or designee.
(5 ILCS 140/3(c))