Lk In The Hls · Licensed family home
Keenan-Mesmer, Katie L
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 9 of its 11 licensing inspections since August 2021.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- Oct 27, 2026Nothing cited
May 11, 20261 citation
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(n)(7)
Apr 1, 20264 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 Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Dec 4, 20252 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
May 27, 20252 citations
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
School Age Children
School Age Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g)
- Dec 23, 2024Nothing cited
May 21, 20243 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j)
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)(1)
Jul 13, 20233 citations
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)(1)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)(2)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(c)(1)
Apr 27, 20232 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(l)(7)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
May 9, 202211 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(9)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(q)(4)
Background Checks
Background Checks
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(d)
Child Care Assistants
Child Care Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h)
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)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c)
Caregivers
Caregivers
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Aug 30, 20211 citation
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a)(1)
The state cited rules at 9 of this home's 11 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times had rules cited at some but not all of theirs, as this home did: 56% of 375.
How all 375 Chicago-area family homes inspected 10 or more times compare
Of the 375 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 10 or more times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- Some56%This home
- All44%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- October 27, 2026
- On file
- 11 visits since August 2021 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was June 30, 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.
May 2026 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 11, 2026
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(n)(7) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 600173 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · April 1, 2026
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · Violation corrected
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 600173 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · December 4, 2025
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(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 600173 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · May 27, 2025
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected
School Age Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.110(g) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 600173 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · May 21, 2024
Health, Medical Care and Safety
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) through (1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · 408.70(a)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(j) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 600173 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jul 2023 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · July 13, 2023
Number and Ages of Children Served
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)(1) through (c)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(b)(1) · 408.65(b)(2) · 408.65(c)(1)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 600173 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
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(l)(7) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 600173 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 11 findings
Monitoring visit · May 9, 2022
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) through (2) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(9) through (q)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(b)(9) · 408.30(q)(4)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
Background Checks
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.40(d) · Violation corrected
Caregivers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.45(j) · Violation corrected
Child Care Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.50(h) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(c) · 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 600173 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2021 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 30, 2021
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a)(1) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 600173 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (224) 636-4411
- Address
- 12 Stanton Ct, Lk In The Hls, 60156
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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 "KEENAN-MESMER, KATIE L" under Provider Name and 60156 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 600173).
- 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 "KEENAN-MESMER, KATIE L" under Provider Name and 60156 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 600173).
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.