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Board enters closed session on property sale; no bid award made

Village of South Chicago Heights Board of Trustees · February 2, 2026
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Summary

Trustees went into closed session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6) to discuss pricing for a village-owned property at 400 E. Sauk Trail but reconvened without awarding a bid or taking action.

Mayor Terry Matthews asked the board to enter closed session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6) to discuss setting a price for sale or lease of village-owned property. Trustee Eric Stanton moved to enter closed session at 7:29 p.m.; Trustee Rose Ann Diederich seconded and the motion carried 6–0. The board reconvened at 7:45 p.m. and the minutes state that no action was needed on awarding a bid for the village-owned property at 400 E. Sauk Trail.

The minutes record the closed-session authority and the subsequent lack of action but do not include details of the closed deliberations or any proposed prices. The clerk's minutes were dated Feb. 18, 2026.