The President of northwestern suburban Carpentersville has backed down in a confrontation over a proposed ordinance targeting undocumented immigrants. Carpentersville President Bill Sarto had warned he’d remove the sponsors from the village’s finance commission today if they didn’t withdraw their proposal. But trustees Paul Humpfer and Judy Sigwalt refused.

Now Sarto says they can stay on the commission, because he doesn’t want litigation.

“I’m trying to find some common ground to reach out to the board members, and allow them to think this through on their own, and to come to a conclusion that I think would benefit our community,” Sarto says.

The measure would punish employers and landlords of undocumented immigrants and English would become the official language. The village is negotiating with school officials to debate the proposal in the local high school.