Mchenry · Licensed center
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry
At a glance
- Large center, licensed for 132 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 8 licensing inspections since June 2019.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
- May 29, 2026Nothing cited
Apr 6, 20262 citations
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, FHSEC305.
- Feb 9, 2026Nothing cited
- Apr 16, 2024Nothing cited
Apr 20, 20231 citation
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
May 17, 20221 citation
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
Aug 21, 20194 citations
Health Requirements for Children
Health Requirements for Children
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a)
General Requirements for Personnel
General Requirements for Personnel
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(b)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l)
Jun 12, 20192 citations
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(3)
Outdoor Play Area
Outdoor Play Area
89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f)
The state cited rules at 5 of this center's 8 inspections. Most Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times had more: 72% of 128 had rules cited at 6 or more.
How all 128 Chicago-area centers inspected 8 times compare
Of the 128 Chicago-area centers the state inspected 8 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 3 of 83%
- 4 of 86%
- 5 of 819%This center
- 6 of 816%
- 7 of 818%
- All 838%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- May 29, 2026
- On file
- 8 visits since June 2019 — 3 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 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.
Apr 2026 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · April 6, 2026
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · 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 577496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2023 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · April 20, 2023
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2022 Monitoring visit 1 finding
Monitoring visit · May 17, 2022
A citation the state’s report lists only by its code, CCASEC4.
0 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2019 Monitoring visit 4 findings
Monitoring visit · August 21, 2019
General Requirements for Personnel
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.100(d) · Violation corrected on site
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.250(b) · Violation corrected on site
Health Requirements for Children
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.310(a) · Violation corrected on site
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(l) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jun 2019 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · June 12, 2019
Physical Plant/Indoor Space
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.370(r)(3) · Violation corrected
Outdoor Play Area
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.390(f) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 577496 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (815) 363-2356
- Address
- 4201 W Medical Center Dr, Mchenry, 60050
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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 "NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE MCHENRY" under Provider Name and 60050 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 577496).
- 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 "NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE MCHENRY" under Provider Name and 60050 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 577496).
Large means the biggest quarter of Chicago-area’s 1,948 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 119 to 487 children. Small is 8 to 48; medium is 49 to 118.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.