Forest Park · Licensed family home
Garness, Kathleen M
At a glance
- Small family home, licensed for up to 6 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 7 of its 8 licensing inspections since September 2011.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 1, 20261 citation
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
- Apr 4, 2025Nothing cited
Apr 2, 20182 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1)
Mar 27, 20173 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)
Apr 8, 20157 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
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(a)(32)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)
Apr 30, 20143 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
Children Under 30 Months of Age
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1)
Apr 12, 20134 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(ai)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Sep 2, 201112 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(a)(5)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(23)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(d)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
The state cited rules at 7 of this home's 8 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times split three ways: 38% had fewer, 23% the same, and 39% more (184 family homes).
How all 184 Chicago-area family homes inspected 8 times compare
Of the 184 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 85%
- 5 of 811%
- 6 of 818%
- 7 of 823%This home
- All 839%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 1, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since September 2011 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 1, 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 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 1, 2026
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 180505 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 2, 2018
Application for Renewal of License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(e)(1) · Violation substantiated
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 180505 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2017 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 27, 2017
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 180505 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 8, 2015
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) through (h) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(32) · 406.8(e) · 406.8(h)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 180505 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2014 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 30, 2014
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)
Children Under 30 Months of Age
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.22(g)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 180505 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2013 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 12, 2013
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) through (ai) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · 406.12(b)(3)(ai)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) through (e)(3) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(e)(3)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 180505 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Sep 2011 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · September 2, 2011
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (23) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(a)(5) · 406.8(a)(19) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (d) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4) · 406.14(d)
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)(3) · 406.24(f)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 180505 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (708) 698-6159
- Address
- 102 Lathrop, Forest Park, 60130
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "GARNESS, KATHLEEN M" under Provider Name and 60130 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 180505).
- 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 "GARNESS, KATHLEEN M" under Provider Name and 60130 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 180505).
Small means licensed for 2 to 7 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Mid-size is 8; 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.