People v. Karen J. T.

On September 9, 1988, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services registered three petitions for adjudication of wardship for James J., Shawn J., and Jasmine J. in the juvenile division of the circuit court of Cook County. Each petition was based on section 2— 3(2)(a)(ii) of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 37, par. 802 — 3(2)(a)(ii)). Specifically, each petition alleged:

“The minor is abused in that his parent (or any person responsible for the minor’s welfare, or any person who is in the same family or household as the minor, or any person who is a…