TINDER v. ILL. DEPT. OF PUBLIC AID

No. 3-02-0826.

805 N.E.2d 677 (2004)

346 Ill. App.3d 510

282 Ill.Dec. 58

Bradley Jeremy TINDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID and Jackie Garner, Director, in her official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

February 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet M. Cartwright (argued), Equip for Equality, Inc, Rock Island; for Bradley Jeremy Tinder.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Gary S. Feinerman, Solicitor General, Catherine Basque Weiler (argued), Nadine J. Wichern, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, for IDPA.


Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff applied to the Illinois Department of Human Services for admission into a Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA), a residential program seeking to habilitate the developmentally disabled. The IDHS denied the application and the trial court affirmed the denial. We reverse.

Plaintiff, Bradley Tinder, is 29 years old. He has suffered from cerebral palsy since birth, and although his IQ is low...

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