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Committee releases 4 of 12 reviewed executive‑session minutes, keeps 8 closed after state's‑attorney review

5677495 · August 5, 2025

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Summary

After an executive session to review closed minutes, the committee accepted the state's attorney's recommendations to release four executive‑session items and keep eight confidential; the minutes approved for release will be published after the committee's minutes are approved at the next meeting.

The Lake County Health and Community Services Committee on Aug. 5 held an executive session to review closed‑session minutes and, upon returning to open session, accepted recommendations from the county state's attorney about which minutes should be released.

The county announced that the state's attorney reviewed 12 executive‑session items for the committee and recommended that four be released to the public and eight remain confidential. The committee voted to accept the state's attorney’s recommendations by voice vote.

Committee leadership said that all executive‑session minutes approved for release will be published once the minutes of the Aug. 5 meeting are approved at the next regularly scheduled committee meeting. The committee cited the authority for the executive‑session review as the periodic review of closed session minutes pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2.