Closed Sessions

117 Illinois PAC opinions and determination letters about closed sessions.

Closed-session discussion of real property acquisition
Binding opinionViolation found
2026 PAC 92498 · City of Lebanon · 2026
Violation found
A village board's closed-session discussion of overdue loans
Binding opinionViolation found
2026 PAC 91898 · Village of Caseyville Board · 2026
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of an advisory opinion
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Board of Ethics · 2026
Violation found
A county board's private informational meeting
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 86835 · Washington County Board · 2025
Violation found
Closed-session recordings for a trustee's review
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Burr Ridge · 2025
No violation found
Board deliberation on a censure resolution outside a public meeting
Determination letterClosed no further action
Winnetka Park District Board of Commissioners · 2025
Closed, no further action
Closed-session discussion of pay raises and construction bids
Determination letterViolation found
Indian Creek Community Unit School District #425 Board of Education · 2025
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a board vacancy and discipline
Determination letterPartial violation
Oak Brook Park District · 2025
Violation found, but no further remedial action necessary
City council's closed-session authorization of a real estate contract
Binding opinionViolation found
2024 PAC 79650 · City of Evanston Morton Civic Center · 2024
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a volunteer's performance and FOIA strategy
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Bartonville · 2024
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of financial statements, transit cards, and newsletters
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Board of Ethics · 2024
Violation found
Closed-session discussions of school closures and budget cuts
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Education of Urbana School District No. 116 · 2024
No violation found
A board's transit discussion of public business
Determination letterNo violation
Metra Board of Directors · 2024
No violation found
Destruction of closed-session audio recordings
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Lisle Board of Trustees · 2024
No violation found
Closed-session discussion of a board member removal
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Sugar Grove · 2024
Violation found
A village council's review of closed-session minutes
Determination letterClosed no further action
Winnetka Village Council · 2024
Closed, no further action
A library board's unannounced private meeting
Binding opinionViolation found
2022 PAC 74768 · Board of Trustees for the Stickney-Forest View Public Library District · 2023
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of property sale or lease pricing
Binding opinionViolation found
2023 PAC 75460 · Lyons Township High School District 204 Board of Education · 2023
Violation found
A board's final vote on closed session minutes
Binding opinionViolation found
2023 PAC 78444 · Village of Skokie Board of Trustees · 2023
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a book's removal from curriculum
Binding opinionViolation found
2023 PAC 78356 · Board of Education Yorkville Community Unit School District · 2023
Violation found
Private board meetings to discuss appointing a village president
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Albany Board of Trustees · 2023
Closed, no further action
A school board's closed-session discussion of a book removal policy
Determination letterViolation found
Board of Education of Dunlap Community School District No. 323 · 2023
Violation found
A town council's closed-session discussion of litigation strategy
Determination letterNo violation
Town of Normal · 2023
No violation found
Phone polls to vote on township business
Determination letterViolation found
Thornton Township Board of Trustees · 2023
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of litigation and a resolution
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Winnetka Village Council · 2023
No violation found
A board of ethics' closed-session discussion of a query report
Determination letterViolation found
City of Chicago Board of Ethics · 2023
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of audit status and rule changes
Determination letterViolation found
Cook County Board of Ethics · 2023
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a property tax appeal
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Education of Township High School District 211 · 2023
No violation found
A school board's closed-session personnel transfer of a principal
Determination letterViolation found
Community Consolidated School District 15 Board of Education · 2023
Violation found
Closed-session discussions of a 2016 sewer project
Determination letterClosed no further action
City of Washington · 2023
Closed due to untimeliness and pending litigation
An unsworn official's attendance at a closed session
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Wayne Board of Trustees · 2023
No violation found
Closed-session discussions of student disciplinary cases
Determination letterViolation found
O'Fallon Township High School District No. 203 Board of Education · 2023
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a pathway vacation ordinance
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Winnetka · 2023
Closed due to untimeliness
Closed-session discussion of transportation contract bids
Binding opinionViolation found
2022 PAC 71177 · Board of Education of Du Quoin Community Unit School District Number 300 · 2022
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a new school opening
Binding opinionViolation found
2022 PAC 72503 · Decatur Public School District No. 61 Board of Education · 2022
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of water rates and tax levies
Determination letterViolation found
City of Oglesby City Council · 2022
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a mayor's salary
Determination letterViolation found
City of Oakbrook Terrace · 2022
Violation found
A city council's closed-session discussion of the city clerk position
Determination letterViolation found
City of DeKalb City Council · 2022
Violation found
Commissioners' discussions on property tax code amendments
Determination letterViolation found
Cook County Board of Review · 2022
Violation found
A city council's closed-session discussion of a conditional use permit
Determination letterViolation found
City of Elmhurst City Council · 2022
Violation found
A board's closed-session discussion of policy recommendations
Determination letterViolation found
Cook County Board of Review · 2022
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a property sale
Determination letterViolation found
Elmhurst Park District · 2022
No violation found
Closed-session minutes and remote meeting notice
Determination letterViolation found
City of Evanston Public Safety Civil Service Commission · 2022
Violation found
A county board's review of closed session minutes and recordings
Determination letterClosed no further action
Madison County Board · 2022
Closed, no further action
Closed-session discussion of personnel matters
Determination letterNo violation
Brookfield LaGrange Park School District 95 Board of Education · 2022
No violation found
A former board member's blog post with closed-session audio
Determination letterClosed no further action
Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago Retirement Board · 2022
Closed, no further action
A school board's closed-session discussions and failure to review minutes
Determination letterViolation found
Prairie Hill School District #133 Board of Education · 2022
Violation found
A village board's exclusion of a trustee from closed session
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Tinley Park Board of Trustees · 2022
Closed, no further action
Closed-session discussion of sewer main issues
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 65927 · City of Hillsboro · 2021
Violation found
Failure to record a closed-session meeting
Binding opinionViolation found
21-006 · South Central Illinois Mass Transit District Personnel Committee · 2021
Violation found
Closed session discussion of an intergovernmental agreement
Determination letterViolation found
Board of Education of Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 · 2021
Violation found
A school board's emergency meeting notice and closed-session discussions
Determination letterPartial violation
Lake Forest Community High School District No. 115 Board of Education · 2021
Closed, no further action
A board's private discussion of equipment purchases
Determination letterViolation found
Jefferson County Board · 2021
Violation found
Destruction of closed-session recordings by a university board
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University · 2021
No violation found
Closed-session discussion of a principal evaluation process
Binding opinionViolation found
2020 PAC 62037 · South Loop Elementary School Local School Council · 2020
Violation found
Closed-session discussions of a potential real estate purchase
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Education of the Waukegan Public Schools, Community Unit School District No. 60 · 2020
No violation found
Closed-session discussion of ethics complaint jurisdiction
Determination letterNo violation
Evanston Board of Ethics · 2020
No violation found
A school board's closed-session discussion of a property sale price
Determination letterNo violation
Lisle Community Unit School District No. 202 Board of Education · 2020
No violation found
Access to closed session verbatim recordings
Determination letterNo violation
Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1 Board of Education · 2019
No violation found
Board members' emails coordinating a public statement
Determination letterNo violation
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District No. 90 Board of Education · 2019
No violation found
Closed-session discussion of an executive director succession plan
Determination letterPartial violation
Elmhurst Park District Board of Commissioners · 2019
Partial violation found
A committee's closed-session meeting at an undisclosed location without a recording
Determination letterViolation found
Jersey County Board Personnel Committee · 2019
Violation found
Email votes on public business
Determination letterViolation found
Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow · 2019
Violation found
Closed-session discussion about a library branch relocation
Determination letterPartial violation
Board of Library Trustees of the Aurora Public Library · 2019
Partial violation found
Approval of closed session minutes in a closed session
Determination letterViolation found
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County · 2019
Violation found
A village board's closed-session discussion of personnel matters
Determination letterPartial violation
Village of Lisbon Board of Trustees · 2019
Partial violation found
Closed-session discussion of board member conduct and policy changes
Determination letterViolation found
Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 Board of Education · 2019
Violation found
Private meetings of city council members at local establishments
Determination letterClosed no further action
Centralia City Council · 2019
Closed, no further action
A board's failure to cite a closed-session exception
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Sauk Village Board of Trustees · 2019
Violation found
Closed-session vote citing pending litigation
Determination letterClosed no further action
DuPage County Board's Stormwater Management Committee · 2019
No violation found
Closed-session discussion of budget and layoff decisions
Binding opinionViolation found
2018 PAC 53879 · Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University · 2018
Violation found
A finance committee's closed-session discussion of elected officials' duties and salaries
Binding opinionViolation found
2018 PAC 54229 · Finance Committee of the McLean County Board · 2018
A school board's closed-session discussion of staffing strategy
Determination letterViolation found
Westmont Community Unit School District No. 201 Board of Education · 2018
Violation found
Private discussion of employee insurance coverage
Determination letterViolation found
Board of Trustees of the North Maine Fire Protection District · 2018
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of potential litigation
Determination letterPartial violation
Board of Directors of Washington County Hospital · 2018
Partial violation found
A board retreat at a remote location
Determination letterInsufficient info
Fosterburg Water District · 2018
Insufficient information to conclude a violation
Maintenance and storage of open session minutes and closed session recordings
Determination letterViolation found
Veterans Assistance Commission of Winnebago County · 2018
Violation found
Closed-session minutes for a school building bid
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Altona Board of Trustees · 2018
Violation found
A board member ordering a technician to stop recording a closed session
Determination letterClosed no further action
Chicago State University Board of Trustees · 2018
Closed, no further action
A township board's destruction of a closed-session recording
Determination letterViolation found
Maine Township Board of Trustees · 2018
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a bidding process
Determination letterViolation found
Pekin City Council · 2018
Violation found
Closed-session self-evaluation of board procedures
Determination letterNo violation
School District U46 Board of Education · 2018
No violation found
Closed-session discussion of police service consolidation
Determination letterViolation found
City of Peru Committee of the Whole · 2018
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of committee appointments
Determination letterViolation found
Norridge School District 80 Board of Education · 2018
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of non-litigation matters
Determination letterPartial violation
DuPage County Election Commission · 2018
Partial violation found; disclosure ordered
A committee's failure to review closed session minutes
Determination letterViolation found
Public Works & Buildings Committee, City of Elmhurst · 2018
Violation found
A school council's failure to post a meeting agenda and closed-session discussion of candidate selection
Determination letterViolation found
Beasley Academic Center Local School Council · 2018
Violation found
A university board's selection of a president
Determination letterNo violation
Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees · 2018
No violation found
A city council's closed-session discussion of a revenue-sharing agreement
Binding opinionViolation found
2017 PAC 46720 · City of Bloomington · 2017
Violation found
A separation agreement approved by a city council
Determination letterNo violation
City of DeKalb · 2017
No violation found
Closed-session discussion of kindergarten programming
Determination letterViolation found
Board of Education of Oak Grove School District 68 · 2017
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a cell tower lease proposal
Determination letterViolation found
Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow · 2017
Violation found
Joint sessions of a university board with affiliated foundation members
Determination letterNo violation
Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees · 2017
No violation found
School board meetings without a physical quorum
Determination letterNo violation
Rich Township High School District No. 227 Board of Education · 2017
No violation found
A village committee's gathering at a private residence
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Clifton · 2017
Closed, no further action
Closed-session termination of an employee
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Sandwich City Council · 2017
Improper final action in closed session
A city council's campaign fundraiser gathering
Determination letterNo violation
City of Springfield City Council · 2017
No violation found
Closed-session discussion of possible litigation
Binding opinionViolation found
2016 PAC 42395 · Village of Lisle Board of Trustees · 2016
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of employee pay raises
Binding opinionViolation found
2016 PAC 44249 · City of Lebanon City Hall · 2016
Violation found
Board members' emails on a board seat and contract
Determination letterInsufficient info
Mokena Community Park District · 2016
Insufficient information to conclude a violation
A board's closed-session discussion of property sale or lease
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 33652 · Board of Trustees of Waubonsee Community College · 2015
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of a police services contract
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 35119 · Village of Blue Mound Board of Trustees · 2015
Violation found
A finance committee's closed meeting on a hiring freeze
Binding opinionViolation found
2015 PAC 35861 · Knox County Board Finance Committee · 2015
Violation found
School board members' emails about appointments
Determination letterNo violation
Champaign Unit School District 4 Board of Education · 2015
No violation found
Closed-session self-evaluation of board procedures
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Education for Hinsdale High School District 86 · 2015
No violation found
A university board's closed-session vote to terminate a tenured faculty member
Binding opinionViolation found
2013 PAC 23177 · Western Illinois University Board of Trustees · 2013
Violation found
Closed-session discussion of litigation without recording basis
Binding opinionPartial violation
2013 PAC 23545 · New Lenox Public Library District Board of Trustees · 2013
Partial violation found
A school board's final action on a separation agreement in closed session
Binding opinionViolation found
2013 PAC 23488 · Springfield Public School District No. 186 Board of Education · 2013
Violation found
A school board's closed-session appointment of an interim superintendent
Binding opinionNo violation
2013 PAC 23604 · Springfield Public School District No. 186 Board of Education · 2013
No violation found
Closed-session discussion of municipal budgetary matters
Binding opinionViolation found
2012 PAC 19265 · Village of Swansea Board of Trustees · 2012
Violation found
Unrecorded closed-session landfill ordinance discussion
Binding opinionViolation found
2012 PAC 20863 · Finance Committee of the Washington County Board · 2012
A committee's private discussion of a redistricting map
Determination letterViolation found
McHenry County Board, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee · 2011
Violation found
Closed-session minutes and recordings of an investigation
Determination letterClosed no further action
Downers Grove Public Library
Closed, no further action
School board closed session minutes over eight years
Determination letterClosed no further action
North Clay Community Unit School District No. 25
Closed, no further action