Chicago · Licensed family home

Sparks, Evelyn K

Larger family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
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What the state has found

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

Of the 325 Chicago-area family homes with 6 licensing inspections, 43% had rules cited at all 6, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Nov 4, 20257 citations

Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a)

3 more from this inspection

School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)

Sep 10, 20241 citation

General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)

Apr 17, 20245 citations

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)
Program
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(g)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)

1 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)

Oct 4, 202210 citations

General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(10)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)

6 more from this inspection

Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a)

Sep 30, 202117 citations

Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3)
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)

13 more from this inspection

Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Program
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(l)
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a)(1)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(6)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j)

Sep 28, 20162 citations

General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)

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State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: November 4, 2025
On file: 6 visits since September 2016 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was December 4, 2025. 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.

Nov 2025 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · November 4, 2025

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) through (2) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2)

Caregivers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a) · Violation substantiated

School Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529469 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · September 10, 2024

General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529469 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Apr 2024 Monitoring visit 5 findings

Monitoring visit · April 17, 2024

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) through (3) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3)

Program

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(g) · Violation corrected

School Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529469 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2022 Monitoring visit 10 findings

Monitoring visit · October 4, 2022

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (c) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(3) · 408.120(c)

General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(10) · Violation substantiated

General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j) · Violation substantiated

Caregivers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · Violation substantiated

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a) · Violation substantiated

School Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529469 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2021 Monitoring visit 17 findings

Monitoring visit · September 30, 2021

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) through (4) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (6) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(3) · 408.120(a)(6)

General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3) through (16) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3) · 408.30(a)(16)

General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) through (j) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · 408.35(j)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation substantiated

Caregivers

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(f) · Violation substantiated

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a)(1) · Violation substantiated

Program

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.85(l) · Violation substantiated

School Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529469 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · September 28, 2016

General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · Violation corrected

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 529469 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

3126088068

Address: 8859 S Dante Ave
License: pending renewal application (rn)

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State record

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked October 10, 2026.

Details

Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SPARKS, EVELYN K" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 529469).
License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "SPARKS, EVELYN K" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 529469).

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