Cicero · Licensed family home

Mena, Emelia

Larger family home, licensed for up to 12 children.
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What these mean, and where they come from

Larger means licensed for 9 to 12 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,345 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 2 to 7; mid-size is 8.

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What the state has found

Routine visits: 5 of 5 cited something

Chicago-area family homes: the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits.

From Illinois DCFS’s published reports, last checked September 25, 2026.

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Illinois DCFS

Last visit: January 8, 2026
On file: 5 visits since February 2019 — all of them cited findings
Fixed?: The latest correction deadline was February 7, 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 8, 2026

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) · Violation substantiated

Records and Reports

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(5) · Violation substantiated

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562932 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 8 findings

Monitoring visit · November 1, 2023

Records and Reports

6 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a) through (r) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a) · 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(3) · 408.120(c) · 408.120(o) · 408.120(r)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(d) · Violation corrected

Number and Ages of Children Served

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(c)(1) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562932 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Oct 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding

Monitoring visit · October 27, 2020

Health, Medical Care and Safety

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562932 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Nov 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · November 15, 2019

Health, Medical Care and Safety

4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) through (c) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4) · 408.70(c)

General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes

2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4) through (5)(a) · Violation corrected on site

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(4) · 408.30(a)(5)(a)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562932 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

Feb 2019 Monitoring visit 7 findings

Monitoring visit · February 15, 2019

Health, Medical Care and Safety

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) through (4) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(4)

Records and Reports

3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a) through (b) · Violation corrected

89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a) · 408.120(a)(3) · 408.120(b)

Enrollment and Discharge Procedures

1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(j) · Violation corrected

DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 562932 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.

How the comparison is built

Routine visits: across Chicago-area family homes, the state cites something at about 4 in 5 routine visits (16,457 visits).

Details

7089791721

Address: 1815 S 59th Ct
License: license issued (il)

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Sources and dates

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All checked August 2026.

State record

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Details

Phone, Address, License sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "MENA, EMELIA" under Provider Name and 60804 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 562932).