Graver v. Department of Public Aid

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Mercer County which affirmed an administrative decision of the Illinois Department of Public Aid to reduce benefits receivable by the plaintiff Lois Graver.

The plaintiff is the mother of eight children, all of whom reside with her. Five of the children receive benefits pursuant to the Illinois aid to families with dependent children statutes (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 23, pars. 4 — 1 through 4 — 11), which we will hereinafter refer to as A.F.D.C. The amount which the recipient children received was *294 per month. For reasons not pertinent…