Joliet · Licensed family home

Matthews, Suzanne

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

The state cited rules at 14 of its 15 licensing inspections since January 2011.

Of the 365 Chicago-area family homes with 10 or more licensing inspections, 56% had rules cited at some but not all of them, as this home did. 44% had rules cited at all of them.

Licensing inspections

Jan 8, 2025No rules cited

Feb 17, 20232 citations

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)(4)

Dec 8, 20205 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(k)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)

1 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)

Jan 10, 20198 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
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)

4 more from this inspection

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

Dec 1, 20174 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Transportation of Children By Day Care Home
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.

Dec 2, 20165 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
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)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)

1 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)

Jun 13, 20162 citations

Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(a)
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(b)

Jan 5, 20161 citation

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

Sep 2, 20153 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)(g)
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)(4)(b)

Dec 12, 20146 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5)
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)

2 more from this inspection

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22)

Jan 10, 20148 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

4 more from this inspection

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)

Apr 15, 20133 citations

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

Jan 14, 20135 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
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)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)

1 more from this inspection

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)

Dec 22, 20118 citations

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)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(5)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)

4 more from this inspection

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(2)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(4)

Jan 11, 20117 citations

General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(4)

3 more from this inspection

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(2)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(1)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(5)

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: January 8, 2025
On file: 15 visits since January 2011 — 1 cited nothing
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was March 19, 2023. 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 2025 Compliance monitoring visit nothing cited

Feb 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · February 17, 2023

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2020 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · December 8, 2020

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2019 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 10, 2019

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Records and Reports

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2017 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · December 1, 2017

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Transportation of Children By Day Care Home

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.18(f)(2) · Violation substantiated

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

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2016 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · December 2, 2016

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected

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

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · June 13, 2016

Number and Ages of Children Served

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(d)(1)(a) · 406.13(d)(1)(b)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2016 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · January 5, 2016

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2015 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 2, 2015

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(b) through (22)(g) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(b) · 406.8(a)(22)(g)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2014 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · December 12, 2014

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (4) · Rule cited again

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)(22) through (h)(5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(22) · 406.8(h)(5)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2014 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · January 10, 2014

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (4) · Rule cited again

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

Records and Reports

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) through (f) · Violation corrected · Rule cited again

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(a) · 406.24(f)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6 · Rule cited again

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · Rule cited again

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · April 15, 2013

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(j) through (u) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(j) · 406.9(n) · 406.9(u)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2013 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · January 14, 2013

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Rule cited again

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

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)(3)(a) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Dec 2011 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · December 22, 2011

Records and Reports

5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) through (e)(5) · Rule cited again · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(d)(2) · 406.24(e)(3) · 406.24(e)(4) · 406.24(e)(5)

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jan 2011 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · January 11, 2011

Records and Reports

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(1) through (5) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(1) · 406.24(e)(2) · 406.24(e)(4) · 406.24(e)(5)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · Violation corrected

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Qualifications for Assistants

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 407660 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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Details

8157277471

Address: 211 Lincoln St
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 "MATTHEWS, SUZANNE" under Provider Name and 60433 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 407660).

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.