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Please note: this meeting's minutes have not been finalized yet. Actions taken on legislation and their results are not available.
Meeting Name: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/4/2026 10:45 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued on: 1/28/2026
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Meeting video:  
Attachments: To comment on an item on this agenda, click here, Click to Watch Live, Errata 26-0634 LIGR Agenda 02-04-2026.pdf, Errata 26-0672 LIGR 2.4.2026.pdf, Dale Sorenson - RIFL.pdf, Lois Thiessen Love - RIFLE.pdf, Sandra Shimon - RIFLE.pdf
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26-0748 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 1/14/2026   Not available Not available
26-0511 1 2025 Ethics Annual ReportReportREPORT Department: Human Rights and Ethics Report Title: 2025 Board of Ethics Annual Report Report Period: 12/1/2024 - 11/30/2025 Summary: This is the annual report for the Board of Ethics for Fiscal Year 2025.   Not available Not available
26-0634 1 Cheryl Johnson SCCMADAppointmentPROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): Cheryl Johnson Position: Trustee Department/Board/Commission: South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District Effective date: 2/5/2026 Expiration date: 2/5/2029   Not available Not available
26-0672 1 SUPPORTING THE RESPONSIBILITY IN FIREARM LEGISLATION (RIFL) ACTResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE RESPONSIBILITY IN FIREARM LEGISLATION (RIFL) ACT (HB 3320 / SB 2279) WHEREAS, The Responsibility in Firearm Legislation (RIFL) Act (HB 3320 / SB 2279) offers a fair, evidence-based solution by establishing a no-fault Firearm Injury Restitution Fund financed entirely by firearm manufacturers; and WHEREAS, firearm injuries in Illinois generate an estimated $18-20 billion in direct and indirect costs each year in medical care, mental health treatment, criminal justice, law enforcement, lost productivity, funeral and burial expenses; and WHEREAS, firearm injury is the number one cause of death for children and teens, pregnant women, and means by which suicide is committed; and WHEREAS, despite this staggering financial and human toll, firearm manufacturers have been exempted from indirect regulation through tort liability by the 2005 federal law, the Protection in Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; and WHEREAS, the tobacco, opioid, and other comparable industries have been held financially accountable for their for-profit activity’s exorbit   Not available Not available