Counties of De Kalb v. State

OPINION

The record in this cause indicates that this is a lapsed appropriation claim. The Attorney General has submitted a Respondent’s stipulation based upon a report of the Department of Children and Family Services.

The purpose of the expenditure was for amounts due the respective counties pursuant to section 5 — 5 of the Juvenile Court Act, providing for State reimbursement of funds (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 37, par. 705 — 5), regarding care and support of dependent children placed in shelter care by the county courts. These were properly authorized expenditures.

Unfortunately, the…