People v. Boolman

On September 27, 1983, Michelle Anne Boolman was adjudged by the circuit court of McLean County to be a neglected child because of sexual abuse. She was made a ward of the court and taken from the custody of her parents, William and Patricia Boolman. On appeal, this court affirmed. (In re Boolman (1984), 126 Ill. App. 3d 1160 (Rule 23 order).) On February 25, 1985, the State filed a supplemental petition alleging that the minor’s parents were “unfit” by the terms of section 1 of “An Act in relation to the adoption of persons ***” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 40, par. 1501) and requesting that…