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FOIA LETTER — COOK COUNTY CLERK
Statement of Economic Interests — Dr. Lynn Zeder

Send to: Cook County Clerk's Office, FOIA Officer
Address: 69 W. Washington Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60602
Fax: (312) 603-9788
Online: cookcountyclerk.com → FOIA → Ethics
NOTE: SEI filings are PUBLIC RECORDS under 5 ILCS 420/4A-106 — no FOIA technically required. You may call and request to inspect directly. This letter creates a formal paper trail.
Illinois School Board Audit
PO Box 21
Palos Park, IL 60464
866-312-6456
auditor@illinoisschooldistrict.org
[DATE — fill in today's date]

FOIA Officer
Cook County Clerk's Office
69 W. Washington Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60602
Re: FOIA Request — Statement of Economic Interests, Dr. Lynn Zeder, Consolidated High School District 230

Dear FOIA Officer:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/, and the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, 5 ILCS 420/4A-101 et seq., I request copies of the following public records:

Item 1. ALL Statements of Economic Interests filed by DR. LYNN ZEDER, LYNN ZEDER, or LYNN M. ZEDER, associated with her position as a member or officer of the Board of Education of CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 230 (D230, RCDTS 15-016-0230-0-17), Cook County, Illinois, for filing years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Item 2. ALL Statements of Economic Interests filed by the above-named individual for any other governmental body in Cook County during the same period, if such filings exist in your records.
Item 3. The date each filing was received, and any record of late-filing notices or penalties assessed under 5 ILCS 420/4A-107.

These records are public under 5 ILCS 420/4A-106 ("Statements of economic interests shall be available for examination and copying by any person") and are not exempt under 5 ILCS 140/7.

Please produce records in electronic PDF format, emailed to auditor@illinoisschooldistrict.org. If any record is withheld, please identify the specific statutory exemption and the name of the deciding FOIA Officer per 5 ILCS 140/9(b).

Under 5 ILCS 140/3(d), I expect response within 5 business days. If extension required under 5 ILCS 140/3(e), please notify in writing within that period.

Respectfully submitted,

Illinois School Board Audit
PO Box 21, Palos Park, IL 60464
866-312-6456 | auditor@illinoisschooldistrict.org

Why This Matters — Both Outcomes Win

If ISC employment IS disclosed on SEI: Affirmative proof she knew about the conflict from day one of her appointment in 2022 — making every subsequent vote on ISC-related budget items without recusal a willful violation of 105 ILCS 5/10-9.
If ISC employment is NOT disclosed: Each year's filing is a separate violation of 5 ILCS 420/4A-107 — Class A misdemeanor + $15/day late penalty. 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 = four separate counts.
Key fact from D230 board minutes audit: Zero conflict disclosures or recusals appear in any of the 167 board meeting agendas from June 2023 through May 2026. Dr. Zeder was appointed in 2022 and is currently the Board President. South Cook ISC assesses annual service fees from D230.