Chicago · Licensed family home
Dismuke, Dionne S
At a glance
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at all 5 of its licensing inspections since September 2016.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Sep 24, 20253 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
Sep 17, 20244 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Sep 18, 20233 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Aug 30, 202210 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4)(a)
Background Checks
Background Checks
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Guidance and Discipline
Guidance and Discipline
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
Sep 14, 201618 citations
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Substitutes
Substitutes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(q)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(10)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(q)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(j)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(e)(2)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(l)(3)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)(2)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)
Confidentiality of Records and Information
Confidentiality of Records and Information
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.125(b)
The state cited rules at all 5 of this home's inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times had fewer: 57% of 357.
How all 357 Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times compare
Of the 357 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None1%
- 1 of 56%
- 2 of 512%
- 3 of 517%
- 4 of 521%
- All 543%This home
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State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- September 24, 2025
- On file
- 5 visits since September 2016 — all of them cited findings
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was October 24, 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.
Sep 2025 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 24, 2025
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(c) · 408.35(f)
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480517 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2024 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · September 17, 2024
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)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480517 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · September 18, 2023
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480517 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2022 Monitoring visit 10 findings
Monitoring visit · August 30, 2022
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) through (4)(a) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) · 408.30(a)(4)(a)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(3)
Background Checks
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(a) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · Violation corrected
Guidance and Discipline
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.75(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480517 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2016 Monitoring visit 18 findings
Monitoring visit · September 14, 2016
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
8 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) through (q) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) · 408.30(a)(3) · 408.30(b) · 408.30(b)(10) · 408.30(e)(2) · 408.30(j) · 408.30(l)(3) · 408.30(q)
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a) through (q) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a) · 408.120(c) · 408.120(q)
Number and Ages of Children Served
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a) through (b)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a) · 408.65(b)(2)
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45 · Violation corrected
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50 · Violation corrected
Substitutes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.55 · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) · Violation corrected
Confidentiality of Records and Information
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.125(b) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 480517 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 783-6061
- Address
- 7729 S Calumet Ave, Chicago, 60619
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked July 2026
- License, Ages on the license — Checked November 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "DISMUKE, DIONNE S" under Provider Name and 60619 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 480517).
Larger means licensed for 9 to 12 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 2 to 7; mid-size is 8.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.