People v. A Parcel of Property Commonly Known as 1945 North 31st Street, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Pursuant to the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (Forfeiture Act) (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 2002)), the State initiated civil forfeiture proceedings in the circuit court of Macon County against several parcels of real estate. Claimants, Moisés and Ramona De Luna, answered. At the close of a hearing, the circuit court entered an order of forfeiture. A divided appellate court affirmed the order of the circuit court. No. 4—03—0917 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). We allowed claimants’ petition for leave to appeal (177 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)), and now affirm the judgment of the…