Chicago · Licensed center
Northeastern Ill. University Child Care
A center in Chicago, licensed for 87 children. The state cited something at 4 of 5 routine visits (Chicago-area centers: about 5 in 6).
Medium center. Medium means the middle half of Chicago-area’s 1,949 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 49 to 118 children. Small is 8 to 48; large is 119 to 487.
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What the state has found
Routine visits: 4 of 5 cited something
Across Chicago-area centers, the state cites something at about 5 in 6 routine visits (19,088 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
- November 27, 2023
- On file
- 5 visits since November 2013 — 1 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was December 27, 2023. 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.
Nov 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 27, 2023
Personnel Records
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.120(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 068191 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2020 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · November 19, 2020
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(4) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 068191 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2018 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · August 2, 2018
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(m) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 068191 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Nov 2013 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · November 18, 2013
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) through (f)(2) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(e)(5) · 407.370(f)(2)
Organization and Administration
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.70(i) · Violation substantiated
Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.210(b) · Violation substantiated
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(d) · Violation substantiated
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)(4) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 068191 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- 7734424540
- Website
- neiu.edu
- Address
- 5500 N St Louis Ave
- License
- pending renewal application (rn)
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State record
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Details
- Phone, Address, License — Checked July 2026 · sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov. To check it, open sunshine.dcfs.illinois.gov's Licensed Provider Lookup, enter "NORTHEASTERN ILL. UNIVERSITY CHILD CARE" under Provider Name and 60625 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 068191).
- Website — Checked August 2026 · neiu.edu