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Lake Bluff adopts ordinance restricting village property use for civil immigration enforcement

Lake Bluff Village Board of Trustees · December 9, 2025
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Summary

The Lake Bluff Village Board approved a second-reading ordinance clarifying that village staff should not assist with routine civil immigration enforcement on village property and that staff will comply with the Illinois Trust Act; the vote followed public comment both opposing and supporting the measure.

The Lake Bluff Village Board of Trustees on Dec. 8 approved a local ordinance limiting the use of village property and resources for civil immigration enforcement and directing village staff to comply with the Illinois Trust Act.

The ordinance, approved by roll call after a second reading, includes community-recital language affirming respect for all residents, guidance for law enforcement and village staff not to enforce federal civil immigration laws, an explicit restriction on using village-owned facilities and equipment for civil immigration…

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