The court in entering a judgment of adoption shall, whenever possible, give custody through adoption to a petitioner or petitioners of the same religious belief as that of the child.
750 ILCS 50/15
The welfare of the child shall be the prime consideration in all adoption proceedings
Known as the Adoption Act
The act spans §§ 750-50-0-01 to 750-50-9 (59 sections).
P.A. 84-452.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.