People v. M.B.

The public guardian, on behalf of M.B., a minor, appeals from an order of the circuit court which granted the motions of M.B.’s parents, Marion Bo. and Annie Bo., to dismiss the proceedings with prejudice. In granting the motions, the circuit court found that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction, and it required that M.B. be returned to the custody of his parents. This appeal also extends to an earlier order of the circuit court which granted the petition of the parents pursuant to section 2 — 1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2 — 1401) to vacate a…