Legal Question in Elder Law in Illinois

You have several options. (1) You can tell the police about your concerns and ask the police to make a "wellness check." If you believe that either your aunt or cousin are in imminent danger, I recommend that you do that first. That action may also spark next steps from agencies mentioned below. (2) You can hire your own attorney and initiate Guardianship proceedings. By doing so, you would assert that your aunt and cousin lack the ability to make decisions for themselves and that if your cousin, if he is acting under a Guardianship or Power of Attorney, is failing to act appropriately to such an extent that it is dangerous for your aunt or your cousin. This is the most expensive route but gives you the most influence as to what is to follow. (3) You can ask the Office of Public Guardian to investigate. See http://www.publicguardian.org/guardianship/about/ There is no cost for attorney's fees for this, but you will have far less influence on anything that is ever brought before the Court (if anything at all) and, by doing so, you are implying that there is no other appropriate family member who could serve as Guardian, including yourself. (4) You can ask the local Adult Protective Services (APS) provider to investigate. You can find out who that is by reading this PDF which divides APS providers by region: https://www.illinois.gov/aging/Resources/Documents/APS_ProviderList.pdf Again, there is no cost for attorney's fees for this, but you will again have far less influence on anything that is ever brought before the Court (if anything at all).