Calumet City · Licensed family home

Hellum, Gwen

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 10 of its licensing inspections since September 2013.

Of the 365 Chicago-area family homes with 10 or more licensing inspections, 44% had rules cited at all of them, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Aug 9, 20242 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)

Dec 15, 20234 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(a)(11)

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

Jul 5, 20231 citation

  • Cooperation with the Department

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)

May 29, 20191 citation

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(2)

May 7, 20183 citations

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1)

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(2)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jul 12, 20172 citations

  • Cooperation with the Department

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)

  • Cooperation with the Department

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)

Apr 27, 20164 citations

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

May 11, 201511 citations

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(s)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)(a)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)

7 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)

May 14, 20149 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)

  • Children Under 30 Months of Age

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1)

  • School Age Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)

5 more from this inspection

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

  • Substitutes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(f)

Sep 3, 201313 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)

9 more from this inspection

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)

  • Qualifications for Assistants

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(2)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)

  • 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
August 9, 2024
On file
10 visits since September 2013 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was September 8, 2024. 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.

Aug 2024 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 9, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (29) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(29)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 324034 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2023 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 15, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (11) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(11)

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 324034 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 5, 2023

Cooperation with the Department

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 324034 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2019 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · May 29, 2019

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 324034 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2018 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · May 7, 2018

Application for Renewal of License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) through (2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) · 406.5(e)(2)

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 324034 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · July 12, 2017

Cooperation with the Department

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · 406.26(b)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 324034 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2016 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · April 27, 2016

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (t) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(t)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 324034 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2015 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · May 11, 2015

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (32) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(5)(a) · 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(32)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 324034 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

May 2014 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · May 14, 2014

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) through (32) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(11) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(32)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Substitutes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.11(f) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

School Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d) · Violation corrected

Children Under 30 Months of Age

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 324034 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 13 findings

Monitoring visit · September 3, 2013

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(h)(2)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)(3)

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f) · Violation corrected

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Qualifications for Assistants

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 324034 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7087049908

Address
1386 Mackinaw Ave
License
license issued (il)

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All checked August 2026.

State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 9, 2026.

Details

  • Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "HELLUM, GWEN" under Provider Name and 60409 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 324034).

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.