Illinois Compiled Statutes

705 ILCS 405/1-6 (2026)

State's Attorney

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(705 ILCS 405/1-6) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-6)
    Sec. 1-6. State's Attorney. The State's Attorneys of the several counties shall represent the people of the State of Illinois in proceedings under this Act in their respective counties.
(Source: P.A. 85-601.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2005 · leading case: In Re Gustavo H., 841 N.E.2d 50 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005).
In Re Gustavo H., 841 N.E.2d 50 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “" 705 ILCS 405/1-6 (West 2004). By extension, a guardian ad litem does not have authority to prosecute a petition brought pursuant to the Act.”
In Re Ds, 763 N.E.2d 251 (Ill. 2002). “The State contends that because prosecutorial discretion is a purely executive function of the office of the State's Attorney, the circuit court violated the principle of the separation of powers when it ordered the State's Attorney to prosecute the termination petition filed by…”
In Re Adoption of KLP, 763 N.E.2d 741 (Ill. 2002). “At the permanency hearing, the circuit court determines the status of the child by selecting a permanency goal from among those listed in the statute.”
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