In re D.L.

delivered the opinion of the court: Following an evidentiary hearing in the circuit court of Cook County, the trial judge concluded that the respondent, Tawanda R., was not an unfit parent, and the court therefore denied a petition filed by the State that sought the termination of Tawanda’s parental rights with respect to the minor child, D.L. The appellate court reversed, concluding that Tawanda’s unfitness had been established, and remanded the cause for further proceedings. 298 Ill. App. 3d 905. We allowed Tawanda’s petition for leave to appeal (177 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)), and we now affirm…