People v. A.Y.

The respondent, 15-year-old A.Y., was adjudicated delinquent on July 25, 1996, after the court found that he had committed a burglary. 720 ILCS 5/19 — 1 (West 1996). He was placed on probation for 12 months. The State filed a petition to revoke probation based upon the respondent’s alleged commission of another burglary. Following a hearing on the petition, the court found the violation, placed the respondent on three years’ probation, and ordered him to complete the Salem Children’s Home program. When the respondent ran away from the Salem Children’s Home, the State again filed a petition to…