IN RE J.C.

No. 1-11-1374.

961 N.E.2d 825 (2011)

356 Ill. Dec. 436

In re J.C., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Iola H., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

November 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abishi C. Cunningham , Public Defender, Cook County ( Lester Finkle , Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), Chelsea Gregory , a second-year law student at University of Chicago Law School, assisted in preparation of brief, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, Cook County ( Alan Spellberg , Mary Needham , Nancy Kisicki , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for People.

Robert F. Harris , Public Guardian, Chicago ( Kass A. Plain , Mary Brigid Hayes , of counsel), guardian ad litem.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 Respondent, Iola H., is the biological mother of J.C., a minor. She appeals from a trial court adjudication order finding J.C. was physically abused and that he was abused because of a substantial risk of physical injury under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987(Act) (705 ILCS 405/2-3(2)(i), (2)(ii) (West 2010)). We affirm.

¶ 2 On March 10, 2009, when J.C. was 22 months...

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