Chicago · Licensed family home

Herron, Dorothy J

Small family home, licensed for up to 5 children.
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What the state has found

The state cited rules at 5 of its 6 licensing inspections since September 2016.

Of the 327 Chicago-area family homes with 6 licensing inspections, 25% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this home did. 43% had rules cited at all 6.

Licensing inspections

Oct 23, 2025No rules cited

Jun 24, 20245 citations

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j)
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)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

1 more from this inspection

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 406APPDB.

Nov 9, 202311 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(j)
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)

7 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(1)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jul 16, 20199 citations

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)(29)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

5 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

Jun 6, 20175 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)

1 more from this inspection

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)

Sep 8, 201615 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h)
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)(17)

11 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(5)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: October 23, 2025
On file: 6 visits since September 2016 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was July 21, 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.

Oct 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 24, 2024

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (3) · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j) · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, 406APPDB.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 400460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 11 findings

Monitoring visit · November 9, 2023

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

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

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 400460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2019 Monitoring visit 9 findings

Monitoring visit · July 16, 2019

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28) through (f) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(f)

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)(4) · 406.14(j)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2) through (i) · Violation corrected

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 400460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2017 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · June 6, 2017

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (g) · Violation corrected · Violation corrected on site

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

Records and Reports

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 400460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 15 findings

Monitoring visit · September 8, 2016

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

10 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (23) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(17) · 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(22)(h) · 406.8(a)(23)

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) through (d) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · 406.24(c) · 406.24(d)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(h) · Violation corrected

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 400460 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

7734137012

Address: 4937 W Augusta Blvd
License: license issued (il)

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All checked July 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 "HERRON, DOROTHY J" under Provider Name and 60651 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 400460).

Small means licensed for 2 to 7 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Mid-size is 8; larger is 9 to 12.