Appellate Court of Illinois February 24, 2004, 3-02-0826 (Tinder v. ILL. DEPT. OF PUBLIC AID)

JUSTICE LYTTON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff applied to the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) for admission into a “Community Integrated Living Arrangement” (CILA), a residential program seeking to habilitate the developmentally disabled. The IDHS denied the application and the trial court affirmed the denial. We reverse.

Plaintiff, Bradley Tinder, is 29 years old.