Chicago · Licensed family home

Lopez, Margarita

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

The state cited rules at 5 of its 6 licensing inspections since December 2019.

Of the 325 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

Jan 22, 20262 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

Oct 27, 2023No rules cited

Jan 6, 20238 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
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)

4 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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)

Dec 10, 202118 citations

Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b)
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(4)

14 more from this inspection

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a)
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(2)
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)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jan 7, 20217 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(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)

3 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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)

Dec 19, 201912 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

8 more from this inspection

Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
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)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: January 22, 2026
On file: 6 visits since December 2019 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was February 6, 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.

Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · January 22, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · Violation corrected

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 566291 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2023 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 6, 2023

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) through (20) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20)

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)

Records and Reports

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 566291 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 18 findings

Monitoring visit · December 10, 2021

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4) · 406.14(j) · 406.14(j)(1) · 406.14(j)(2) · 406.14(j)(3) · 406.14(j)(4)

Application for Renewal of License

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b) through (f) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b) · 406.5(f)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (g) · Violation corrected

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

Activity Requirements

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b) · 406.16(c)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(2) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Nutrition and Meals

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a) · Violation corrected

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 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 566291 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 7, 2021

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

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

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 566291 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 12 findings

Monitoring visit · December 19, 2019

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation substantiated

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · 406.12(i)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation substantiated

Qualifications for Assistants

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 566291 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

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Address: 5743 S Trumbull 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 "LOPEZ, MARGARITA" under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 566291).

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.