Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Juvenile Sentencing
Respondent minor was adjudicated delinquent after court found him guilty of aggravated discharge of firearm and aggravated unlawful use of weapon (AUUW). Court allowed designation of case as extended jurisdiction juvenile (EJJ) prosecution, and minor was sentenced to adult sentence of 23 years in DOC, stayed pending his successful completion of juvenile sentence. Section 5-310(2) provision that EJJ designation hearing "shall" be held within 30 days of filing or 60 days with good cause shown is directory, not mandatory. Failure to conduct hearing within time frame does not vitiate subsequent EJJ proceedings. (EPSTEIN and HOWSE, concurring.)