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225 ILCS 10/2.01 (2026)

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(225 ILCS 10/2.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.01)
    Sec. 2.01. Child. "Child" means any person under 18 years of age. For purposes of admission to and residence in child care institutions, group homes, and maternity centers, the term also means any person under 21 years of age who is referred by a parent or guardian, including an agency having legal responsibility for the person pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Termination of care for such persons under 21 years of age shall occur no later than 90 days following completion of a public school secondary education program or the individual's eligibility for such a program.
(Source: P.A. 91-60, eff. 6-30-99.)

    
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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Soucek v. Breath of Life Prof'l Servs., NFP, 2021 IL App (1st) 180937 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021).
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Soucek v. Breath of Life Prof'l Servs., NFP, 2021 IL App (1st) 180937 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “¶ 63 Although the Act does not define “child care,” there are a number of Illinois statutes that do, such as the Child Care Act of 1969 (225 ILCS 10/2.01 (West 2018)). When interpreting a statutory word or phrase, “ ‘we may turn to other codes’ ” when the other codes share “…”
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