Mchenry · Licensed center
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry
- Large center, licensed for 132 children.
- Shortlist has found no website for it yet.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 5 of its 8 licensing inspections since June 2019.
Of the 127 Chicago-area centers with 8 licensing inspections, 20% had rules cited at 5 of them, as this center did. 36% had rules cited at all 8.
Licensing inspections
Apr 6, 20262 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Apr 20, 20231 citation
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
May 17, 20221 citation
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Aug 21, 20194 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(b)
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
Jun 12, 20192 citations
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(3)
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- May 29, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since June 2019 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 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.
Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 6, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 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 577496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 20, 2023
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 17, 2022
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 577496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 21, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected on site
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(b) · Violation corrected on site
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected on site
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 12, 2019
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(3) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577496 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
- Address
- 4201 W Medical Center Dr
- License
- license issued (il)
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All checked August 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 "NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE MCHENRY" under Provider Name and 60050 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 577496).
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.