Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 755 ILCS 5/26-2

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     Effect of appeal from order.) An appeal from an order (a) appointing an administrator to collect or a temporary guardian, (b) removing a representative for any cause listed in Section 23-2 or (c) appointing a successor to one so removed does not affect the order until it is reversed, unless stayed in accordance with the rules of the Supreme Court of this State governing appeals.
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