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IN RE ADOPTION OF WALGREEN

Nos. 82545, 82546, 82665.

710 N.E.2d 1226 (1999)

186 Ill.2d 362

238 Ill.Dec. 124

In re Adoption of Tad Alexander WALGREEN II et al. (Charles Walgreen III et al., Appellants, v. Loren Walgreen, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied June 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn H. Berks, Berks & Sinton, Ltd., Deerfield, for Charles Walgreen III and Loren Walgreen.

Jan E. Hughes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, for Ill. Dept. of Family and Children.

Alan J. Toback, Lake, Toback & Yavitz, Chicago, Motion to withdraw as attorney allowed.

Terry O'Donnell, Law Offices of Terry O'Donnell, Elmhurst, for Loren Walgreen.

Raymond R. Massucci, Massucci, Blomquist, Brown & Sherwell, Arlington Heights, Guardian ad litem of Tad Alexander, II, and Brooke Julia Walgreen, minors.

Mark J. Heyrman, Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago, for Amicus Curiae, Mental Health Project.

Nancy L. Grauer, Asst. State's Atty, Chicago, for Amicus Curiae, Richard A. Devine.

Patrick T. Murphy, Public Guardian of Cook County, Chicago, for Amicus Curiae, Patrick T. Murphy.

Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court.

Charles Walgreen III and his wife, Kathleen, filed a petition in the circuit court of Cook County to adopt two of their grandchildren, Tad Alexander Walgreen II and Brooke Julia Walgreen. The Walgreens' petition, as amended, was premised on the claim that Loren, the children's biological mother, was unfit within the meaning of sections 1(D)(k) and 1(D)(p) of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/1(D)(k), (D)(p) (West 1992...

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