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IN RE T.J.

No. 1-99-1678.

745 N.E.2d 608 (2001)

319 Ill. App.3d 661

253 Ill.Dec. 485

In re T.J., K.J. and I.J., Minors, Minor-Respondents-Appellees (The People of The State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee v. Wanda Cooper, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

February 20, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Emily Eisner, Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney and Renee Goldfarb, Kenneth T. McMurray and Susan R. Schierl Sullivan, Assistant State's Attorneys, Chicago, for Appellee.

Patrick T. Murphy, Charles Golbet, Larraine L. Granger, Office of the Cook County Public Guardian, Chicago, for Minor-Respondents.

Justice COHEN delivered the opinion of the court:

The State petitioned the circuit court to find the respondent an unfit parent, terminate her parental rights and appoint a guardian with the power to consent to adoption of her three minor children.

The State moved for a summary determination as to the respondent's unfitness on the grounds that she was unable to discharge parental responsibilities due to mental illness. The juvenile court judge granted the...

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