Chicago · Licensed family home
Farmer, Mary L
At a glance
- Mid-size family home, licensed for up to 8 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 4 of its 5 licensing inspections since December 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 13, 20264 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Jun 1, 20237 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(8)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(m)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Apr 27, 20232 citations
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(a)
Cooperation with the Department
Cooperation with the Department
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.26(b)
- May 17, 2022Nothing cited
Dec 19, 20194 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(i)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
The state cited rules at 4 of this home's 5 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 5 times split three ways: 36% had fewer, 21% the same, and 43% more (357 family homes).
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%This home
- All 543%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- January 13, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since December 2019 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 13, 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.
Jan 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · January 13, 2026
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation substantiated
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · Violation substantiated
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m) · 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 445248 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2023 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · June 1, 2023
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(3) · 406.8(a)(8) · 406.8(h) · 406.8(h)(1) · 406.8(m)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 445248 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 27, 2023
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 445248 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · December 19, 2019
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (i)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(f) · 406.8(i)(1)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 445248 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 374-9768
- Address
- 8715 S Luella Ave, Chicago, 60617
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "FARMER, MARY L" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 445248).
- 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 "FARMER, MARY L" under Provider Name and 60617 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 445248).
Mid-size means licensed for 8 children, the size at least half of Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes hold. Small is 2 to 7; larger is 9 to 12.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.