Hanover Park board enters executive session on litigation and does not return to open meeting

HANOVER PARK, Ill. — At the close of its Aug. 21 meeting, the Village of Hanover Park board moved into executive session under Section 2(c)(11), governing litigation and probable litigation, and signaled it would not return to the open meeting.

Trustee Gutierrez referenced the statutory authority — Section 2(c)(11) — and stated it was his understanding the board would not return to the public session. A motion and second were recorded and the clerk called the roll; the transcript records affirmative votes by the trustees present and Mayor Craig.

Why it matters: Executive sessions under Section 2(c)(11) are authorized for discussion of litigation strategy and pending or probable court actions and are commonly held in closed session to preserve attorney‑client privilege or to avoid prejudice to the village’s position. The transcript does not disclose the subject matter of the litigation or any decisions made in closed session.

The board’s public record at this meeting ends with the entry into executive session; no further details or actions were returned to the open meeting during the recorded proceedings.