Chicago · Licensed family home
Lopez, Margarita
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 5 of its 6 licensing inspections since December 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 22, 20262 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
- Oct 27, 2023Nothing cited
Jan 6, 20238 citations
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)
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)
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)
Dec 10, 202118 citations
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b)
Application for Renewal of License
Application for Renewal of License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
Nutrition and Meals
Nutrition and Meals
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a)
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(c)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(j)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)
Application for License
Application for License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
Jan 7, 20217 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
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(f)
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)(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)
Dec 19, 201912 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(f)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
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(i)
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)
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)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(f)
The state cited rules at 5 of this home's 6 inspections. Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times split three ways: 31% had fewer, 25% the same, and 44% more (328 family homes).
How all 328 Chicago-area family homes inspected 6 times compare
Of the 328 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 6 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 1 of 61%
- 2 of 64%
- 3 of 69%
- 4 of 616%
- 5 of 625%This home
- All 644%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- January 22, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since December 2019 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was February 6, 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 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 22, 2026
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(14) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 566291 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings
Monitoring visit · January 6, 2023
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) through (20) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(19)(g) · 406.8(a)(19)(h) · 406.8(a)(20)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 566291 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2021 Monitoring visit 18 findings
Monitoring visit · December 10, 2021
Health, Medical Care and Safety
7 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) through (j)(4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4) · 406.14(j) · 406.14(j)(1) · 406.14(j)(2) · 406.14(j)(3) · 406.14(j)(4)
Application for Renewal of License
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b) through (f) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.5(b) · 406.5(f)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) through (g) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(20) · 406.8(g)
Activity Requirements
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b) through (c) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b) · 406.16(c)
Application for License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.4(b)(2) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation corrected
Nutrition and Meals
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.17(a) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(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 566291 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2021 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · January 7, 2021
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(29) · 406.8(f)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(i) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 566291 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Dec 2019 Monitoring visit 12 findings
Monitoring visit · December 19, 2019
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) through (4) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3) · 406.14(c)(4)
Records and Reports
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (f) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e) · 406.24(f)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) through (i) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(b)(3)(a) · 406.12(i)
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(f) · Violation substantiated
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t) · Violation substantiated
Qualifications for Assistants
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 566291 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (773) 306-8452
- Address
- 5743 S Trumbull Ave, Chicago, 60629
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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 "LOPEZ, MARGARITA" under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 566291).
- 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 "LOPEZ, MARGARITA" under Provider Name and 60629 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 566291).
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.