People v. T.L.C.

In this case we hold that when a circuit court makes an original disposition order placing a child with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) pursuant to section 2 — 27(l)(d) of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Act) (705 ILCS 405/2 — 27(1)(d) (West Supp. 1995)), the circuit court cannot properly dictate where DCFS shall place the child. In so ruling, we are drawing an analogy to and following the precedent of the first district in In re Chiara C., 279 Ill. App. 3d 761, 665 N.E.2d 404 (1996), where a similar holding was made concerning a dispositional order in regard to…