In re B.C. — Illinois appellate court affirms termination of mother’s parental rights
Case In re B.C., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois v. Casey D.) Court Illinois Appellate Court,
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People v. Thompson — pretrial detention affirmed in domestic-violence case
Case The People of the State of Illinois v. Semajae Thompson Court Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division
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In re Marriage of Howard — Affirmed default divorce judgment imposed after discovery violations
Case In re Marriage of Cynthia Howard and Jeffrey Howard Court Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division Judge
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James v. Lexington Health Care Center — equitable adoption does not create wrongful-death beneficiary status
Case Cecilia James, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Lionel James II v. Lexington Health Care Center of Chicago
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In re Parentage of A.C. — Illinois appellate court upheld zero-income finding and higher child support
Case In re Parentage of A.C., a Minor (Deborah C., Petitioner-Appellee v. Eric C., Respondent-Appellant) Court Appellate Court of Illinois,
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In re Marriage of Brown — Affirmed denial of mother’s school-custodian petition because changing the existing designation required a modification petition
Case In re Marriage of Jennifer Brown, f/k/a Jennifer Sontag, and Brian Sontag Court Illinois Appellate Court, First District, Second
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In re E.V. — Appellate court affirms termination of mother’s parental rights where she failed to comply with services and made insufficient progress toward reunification
Case In re E.V., a Minor (People of the State of Illinois v. Elizabeth V.) Court Illinois Appellate Court, First
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In re J.A. — Affirmed trial court’s return of four children to father’s custody; rejected bias claim based on judge’s questioning and pretrial statement
Case In re J.A., Jr., S.A., E.C., and A.A., Minors Court Illinois Appellate Court, First District Judge Quish (Illinois Supreme
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In re Maybell E. — Illinois Appellate Court reverses termination of father’s parental rights
Case In re Maybell E. and Shirley E., Minors Court Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District Judge Bollinger (Illinois Supreme Court,
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In re Parentage of W.C. — Illinois appellate court affirmed jurisdiction over parentage and custody case under “significant connections” test where child lacked single home state
Case In re Parentage of W.C., 2026 IL App (5th) 251049 Court Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District Judge SHOLAR (Illinois
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In re Alice D. — Appellate Court reverses termination of unknown father’s parental rights, holding that service by publication requires diligent inquiry to identify and locate fathers
Case In re Alice D. Court Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District Judge Bollinger (Illinois Supreme Court, 2025) Date Decided June
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Estate of Hegner — Court affirmed dismissal of equitable adoption claim; equitable adoption claims have no constitutional jury trial right
Case In re Estate of Edward Hegner, Deceased; Colin Lateano v. Margaret Murin and Thomas Hegner Court Illinois Appellate Court,