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SHAWGO v. DEP'T OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERV.

No. 4-88-0779.

182 Ill. App.3d 485 (1989)

538 N.E.2d 234

BRUCE SHAWGO, Petitioner-Appellee, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Respondent-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed May 4, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Robert J. Ruiz, Solicitor General, and Deborah L. Ahlstrand, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for appellant.

Patrick J. O'Hara and Samuel S. Blane, both of Petersburg, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Section 4 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 23, par. 2054) requires various persons, most of whom work in the fields of providing (1) health care; (2) personal counseling; or (3) educational services, to report suspected cases of child neglect or abuse to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Section 7.4(b)(2) of the Act...

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