Illinois Code § 105 ILCS 45/1-5

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As used in this Act:

 
"School of origin" means the school that the child attended when permanently
housed or the school in which the child was last enrolled.

 
"Parent" means the parent or guardian having legal or physical
custody of a child.

 
"Homeless person, child, or youth" includes, but is not limited to, any
of the following:

 
 
(1) An individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and 
 
adequate nighttime place of abode.

 
 
(2) An individual who has a primary nighttime place 
 
of abode that is:

 
 
 
(A) a supervised publicly or privately operated 
 
 
shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing);

 
 
 
(B) an institution that provides a temporary 
 
 
residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or

 
 
 
(C) a public or private place not designed for or 
 
 
ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

adequate nighttime place of abode.
of abode that is:
shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing);
residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or
ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

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