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IN RE MADISON H.

No. 98533.

830 N.E.2d 498 (2005)

215 Ill.2d 364

294 Ill.Dec. 86

In re MADISON H., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Mandi H., Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 19, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Albert G. Algren, State's Attorney, Monmouth (Gary S. Feinerman, Solicitor General, Karen J. Dimond, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, Lawrence M. Bauer, Judith Z. Kelly, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Susan O'Neal Brosam, Sullivan, for appellee.

Charles P. Golbert, Janet L. Barnes, Office of the Cook County Public Guardian, Chicago, for amicus curiae Robert F. Harris, Cook County Public Guardian.

Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal we determine whether section 2-27(1) of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (the Act), which requires a trial court to provide a factual basis for its determination "in writing," is satisfied if the court orally announces the basis for its finding and a court reporter records those statements. See 705 ILCS 405/2-27(1) (West 2002). The appellate court concluded that the plain language of section 2-27...

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