Chicago · Licensed family home

Hanks, Mercedes L

Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 6 of its licensing inspections since August 2015.

Of the 325 Chicago-area family homes with 6 licensing inspections, 43% had rules cited at all 6, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Jun 24, 20262 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a)

Jul 19, 20242 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4)

Jul 13, 202310 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)

6 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(4)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)

May 14, 20212 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)

Aug 2, 201812 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)

8 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Aug 26, 20154 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: June 24, 2026
On file: 6 visits since August 2015 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 1, 2026. Illinois DCFS does not publish whether it was made.
Most serious: Illinois DCFS does not publish a severity level for a citation, so there is no most-serious to name.

Illinois DCFS cites each subsection of a rule separately, so one audit of a filing cabinet can produce ten citations. It publishes the rule’s title and a correction deadline, but no description of what was observed.

Jun 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 24, 2026

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(a) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 463956 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 19, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28) · Violation substantiated

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(b)(4) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 463956 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · July 13, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(22)(a) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(g)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (j)(4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(4) · 406.14(j)(3) · 406.14(j)(4)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 463956 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2021 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · May 14, 2021

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 463956 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · August 2, 2018

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) through (h)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(g)(1) · 406.8(g)(2) · 406.8(h)(5)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h) through (m) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(h) · 406.9(i) · 406.9(m)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)

Qualifications for Assistants

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e) · Violation corrected

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 463956 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 26, 2015

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) through (e) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(e)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 463956 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Openings, child care subsidies, cost, hours and late pickup, teaching approach, ratios and staff, a typical day, and sick and biting policies aren’t on this page.

Details

7733048682

Address: 4954 N Kenneth Ave
License: license issued (il)

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All checked July 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "HANKS, MERCEDES L" under Provider Name and 60630 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 463956).

Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes hold. Small is 2 to 7; larger is 9 to 12.