Tinley Park · Licensed family home
Ishak, Margaret M
At a glance
- Small family home, licensed for up to 5 children.
Program news
The state’s license allowed 6 children in August. Since October it allows 5.
From the state’s licensing record. Shortlist last read it on November 8, 2026.
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 2 of its 4 licensing inspections since August 2020.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 6, 2024Nothing cited
- May 15, 2023Nothing cited
Aug 13, 202111 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(6)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(b)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(2)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(m)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(15)
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(4)
Aug 6, 202015 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(h)
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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
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(d)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)
The state cited rules at 2 of this home's 4 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 4 times had more: 63% of 406 had rules cited at 3 or more.
How all 406 Chicago-area family homes inspected 4 times compare
Of the 406 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 4 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None6%
- 1 of 413%
- 2 of 418%This home
- 3 of 421%
- All 442%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- May 6, 2024
- On file
- 4 visits since August 2020 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was September 12, 2021. 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 2021 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · August 13, 2021
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) through (h)(2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(6) · 406.8(a)(15) · 406.8(b) · 406.8(h)(2)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) through (m) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · 406.9(m)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) through (1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · 406.24(d)(1)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation corrected
Activity Requirements
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575440 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2020 Monitoring visit 15 findings
Monitoring visit · August 6, 2020
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) through (h) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(4)(a) · 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(a)(23) · 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(h)
Records and Reports
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(d) · 406.24(d)(1) · 406.24(e)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)(1) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)(1) · 406.12(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) through (1) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c) · 406.14(c)(1)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 575440 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (708) 704-9244
- Address
- 6838 Kingston Rd, Tinley Park, 60477
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State record
From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address — Checked August 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ISHAK, MARGARET M" under Provider Name and 60477 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 575440).
- License — Checked October 2026 sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov/…/ProviderLookup.aspx. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "ISHAK, MARGARET M" under Provider Name and 60477 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 575440).
- 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 "ISHAK, MARGARET M" under Provider Name and 60477 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 575440).
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.