Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:
Sixteen-year-old E.F. was adjudicated delinquent and sentenced to the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). We reverse and remand for a new sentencing hearing, finding that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to place him with DCFS.
FACTS
The Will County State's Attorney filed two delinquency petitions against E.F., alleging that the 16-year-old minor committed criminal...
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