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Council moved to executive session citing Illinois statutes
Summary
At the special meeting the council voted to move into executive session, citing Illinois statutory sections for closed‑session authority; the motion passed on roll call with members present voting in favor.
During the special city council meeting, a motion was made and seconded to move into executive session under cited provisions of Illinois law. The mover recited statutory citations (as spoken in the transcript), and the motion received a second and affirmative roll‑call votes from members present.
The motion referenced statutory authority by number in the record (transcript reads phrases like "Per ICLS, 1 20 dash 2 dash c dash 1 and 5 ICLS 1 22 dash c dash 11"). The transcript does not record the substance of the executive‑session discussion; the meeting prepared to move to closed session under the cited statutory provisions.
Why it matters: executive session removes discussion from the public record under specified legal exceptions; the citation of statute numbers indicates the legal basis for closed deliberation.
Next step: the meeting proceeded to executive session as authorized; no further public details were recorded in the transcript.
