Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Termination of Parental Rights
Court terminated parental rights of both natural parents of nine-year-old boy, finding that termination was in minor's best interests. Court was not required to hear evidence or to make explicit finding regarding every statutory best interest factor. Even though minor was not in a pre-adoptive home but in residential facility at time of termination, evidence showed numerous bases for termination being in best interests, including mother's substantial drug addiction, and failure of both parents to show any concern or responsibility for minor's welfare. (NEVILLE and STEELE, concurring.)