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IN RE J.L.

No. 108575.

924 N.E.2d 961 (2010)

236 Ill.2d 329

In re J.L. et al., Minors (The People of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Stephanie L., Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

February 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, and Kevin W. Lyons, State's Attorney, Peoria (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, and Sunil S. Bhave, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, and Patrick Delfino, Terry A. Mertel, Richard T. Leonard, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Derek G. Asbury, Peoria, for appellee.

Robert F. Harris, Kass A. Plain and Mary Brigid Hayes, Office of the Cook County Public Guardian, Chicago, for amicus curiae Cook County Public Guardian.

Anita Alvaraz, State's Attorney, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Ashley A. Romito, Nancy Kisicki and Nancy Faulls, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for amicus curiae Cook County State's Attorney.

OPINION

Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Following an evidentiary hearing, the circuit court of Peoria County found respondent Stephanie L. an unfit parent under section 1(D)(m)(iii) of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/1(D)(m)(iii) (West 2008)). The circuit court subsequently terminated respondent's parental rights to her three children. A divided appellate court reversed and remanded. Nos. 3-08-0941, 3-08-0942, 3-08-0943 cons...

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