Step Parent Adoption....how do I do it?

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My husband wants to adopt my 6 year old daughter. Her father was incarcerated for most of my pregnancy, and for her first 5 years. He got out June of last year, and has seen my daughter twice. Maybe three times. He and I were never married, and he is not on her birth certificate, but he had DNA done which proved his paternity. He has a history of violence, and assault on me while pregnant with my daughter. My husband is a good man. He works, doesn't abuse me or my children, and takes great care of our family. What do I need to do to get this going? How do I go about starting the adoption process? Im in Illinois.