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State Lets Police Take Teenagers Away From Parents If They Are Left Home Alone

State Lets Police Take Teenagers Away From Parents If They Are Left Home Alone A new Illinois law is threatening parents who leave their children home alone if they are 13-years-old or younger. The new Illinois law states that parents who leave 13-year-olds home are guilty of neglect, and subject to arrest, as well as their children being taken away by police. The new law states that “any minor under the age of 14 years whose parent or other person responsible for the minor’s welfare leaves the minor without supervision for an unreasonable period of time without regard for the… View Article