Cooper v. Department of Children & Family Services

Following a public hearing, defendant Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) concluded the license of plaintiffs Shirley and William Cooper (Coopers) to operate a day-care center should be revoked because they “constantly, steadily, repeatedly, and continually violated the Department’s licensing standards.” The Coopers appealed that conclusion and, upon administrative review, the circuit court reversed, finding (1) DCFS lost jurisdiction over the Coopers’ hearing regarding the revocation of their center’s license because it failed to set the hearing within the statutorily…