Scores of Morton Grove residents urged the Village Board on Nov. 25 to adopt clearer, written limits on federal immigration enforcement activity at village-owned sites and to formalize how staff should respond when federal agents appear.

The most prominent speakers at a long public-comment period said the village’s recent actions — a new web page, resource flyer distribution and planned signage — were welcome but insufficient without codified rules. ‘‘Doing nothing at all ... is a form of acquiescing,’’ said Rick Incravati, a deacon and Morton Grove resident who opened the public-comment queue and said the village should affirm the dignity and safety of immigrant neighbors.

Dr. Meenal Giri, a pediatrician who said she cares for children from immigrant families, described health harms she attributed to enforcement sweeps, including interrupted chemotherapy, missed medications and emergency admissions for chronic conditions. ‘‘This is not just an immigration issue, this is a public-health emergency,’’ she said.

Several residents asked the board to adopt a local ordinance or resolution that would: prohibit federal immigration operations on village property unless a valid judicial warrant is present; identify which parcels are village property and where signage will be posted; and spell out what village staff and police will do if an enforcement incident occurs. Jenny Marin, a Morton Grove resident, asked whether the village would amend its code to put protections in writing and whether staff obligations would be added to contracts.

Mayor Whitko and Village Administrator Chuck Meyer told the board that several measures are already in motion. Meyer said the village has ordered signs to mark village property and will install them next month at Village Hall, the Police Department campus, Public Works and the Fire Department. The village has published an immigration-resources web page and a two-page flyer to be distributed to houses of worship and other community organizations, he said.

The board also announced a confidential social-worker hotline for residents who are afraid to seek in-person help; the board provided the line as a resource during the meeting. The village additionally issued a directive extending the Illinois Trust Act’s protections to all village staff, the administrator said.

Morton Grove Police Chief Mike Weitzel told the board the department has long operated under Policy 4-28, which he said directs officers not to participate in civil immigration enforcement. He reiterated that the department follows the Illinois Trust Act and related state reporting and victim-certification requirements.

Residents and speakers urged the board to take additional, specific steps: codify the protections in an ordinance or resolution, publish a list of village-owned properties where signs will be posted, require police supervisors to verify the identity of armed and unmarked personnel, maintain incident and demographic logs when federal activity occurs, and provide legal and wraparound resources for affected families.

The board did not adopt a new ordinance on Nov. 25 but recorded multiple votes on other agenda items and said details about signage installation and staff directives will be implemented and reported back to the board. Residents asked the board for timelines and public tracking of the village’s promised steps; officials said they would return with further information at future meetings.