Chicago · Licensed family home

Watson, Linda A

What the state has found

The state cited rules at all 12 of its licensing inspections since August 2011.

Of the 365 Chicago-area family homes with 10 or more licensing inspections, 44% had rules cited at all of them, as this home did.

Licensing inspections

Aug 7, 202616 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

  • Guidance and Discipline

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a)

  • Application for License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(f)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)

12 more from this inspection

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

  • Activity Requirements

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)(1)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(16)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(15)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(28)

  • 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)(29)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)(1)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Jun 7, 20244 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)(1)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(p)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(j)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2)

Aug 24, 20227 citations

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

  • 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(i)

3 more from this inspection

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Jul 28, 20211 citation

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

Aug 23, 20193 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)(1)

  • A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

Aug 16, 20172 citations

  • Cooperation with the Department

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)

  • Cooperation with the Department

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)

Sep 21, 20168 citations

  • School Age Children

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)

4 more from this inspection

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5)

Aug 10, 20151 citation

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)

Aug 11, 20146 citations

  • Application for Renewal of License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)

  • 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(h)(2)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32)

2 more from this inspection

  • Provisions Pertaining to the License

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)

Sep 5, 20133 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Oct 22, 20128 citations

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)

  • 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(t)

  • Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)

4 more from this inspection

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)

  • Records and Reports

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(s)

  • Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)

Aug 11, 20114 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)(1)

  • General Requirements for Day Care Homes

    89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)

  • Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit
August 7, 2026
On file
12 visits since August 2011 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?
The latest correction deadline was September 7, 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.

Aug 2026 Monitoring visit 16 findings

Monitoring visit · August 7, 2026

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · 406.8(a)(15) · 406.8(a)(16) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(28) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(f)(1)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(t)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · 406.12(i)

Application for License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(1)(f) · Violation substantiated

Guidance and Discipline

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.15(a) · Violation substantiated

Activity Requirements

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(2) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i)(1) · Violation substantiated

A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jun 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · June 7, 2024

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (f)(1) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(f)(1)

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · August 24, 2022

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

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f) through (i) · Violation substantiated

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(f) · 406.12(i)

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(i) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Jul 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · July 28, 2021

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 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · August 23, 2019

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 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 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2017 Monitoring visit 2 findings

Monitoring visit · August 16, 2017

Cooperation with the Department

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a) · 406.26(b)

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · September 21, 2016

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

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

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(j)

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5) · Violation corrected

School Age Children

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.21(d) · 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 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · August 10, 2015

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2014 Monitoring visit 6 findings

Monitoring visit · August 11, 2014

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4) · 406.8(a)(32) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(h)(2)

Application for Renewal of License

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e) · Violation corrected

Provisions Pertaining to the License

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Sep 2013 Monitoring visit 3 findings

Monitoring visit · September 5, 2013

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (20) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(20)

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 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2012 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · October 22, 2012

Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family

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

89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(o) · 406.9(t)

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (s) · Violation corrected

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23) · Violation corrected

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

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

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Aug 2011 Monitoring visit 4 findings

Monitoring visit · August 11, 2011

Health, Medical Care and Safety

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

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

General Requirements for Day Care Homes

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · 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 419753 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

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7738798800

Address
1641 S Homan Ave Fl 1
License
pending renewal application (rn)

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State record

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

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  • Phone, Address — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "WATSON, LINDA A" under Provider Name and 60623 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 419753).
  • License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "WATSON, LINDA A" under Provider Name and 60623 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 419753).

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