When appointed as an interim public guardian, the State Guardian will perform the powers and duties assigned under the Guardianship and Advocacy Act.
The Governor may appoint the same person to serve as public guardian and public administrator in one or more counties. In considering the number of counties of service for any prospective public guardian or public administrator the Governor may consider the population of the county and the ability of the prospective public guardian or public administrator to travel to multiple counties and manage estates in multiple counties. Each person so appointed holds his office for 4 years from the first Monday of December, 1977 and every 4 years thereafter or until his successor is appointed and qualified.
Factors for the court to consider include, but are not limited to, the following:
If the court approves a transfer to the incoming public guardian, the outgoing public guardian shall file a final account of his or her activities on behalf of the ward within 30 days or within such other time that the court may allow. The outgoing public guardian may file a petition for final fees pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 13-3.1.
755 ILCS 5/13-1