Elmwood Park · Licensed family home
O'Brien, Geraldine A
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 7 of its 9 licensing inspections since May 2014.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Apr 17, 20263 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(t)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d)
- May 15, 2024Nothing cited
- May 2, 2023Nothing cited
Apr 6, 20187 citations
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)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(2)
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(a)(2)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h)
May 23, 20176 citations
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a)
Qualifications for Assistants
Qualifications for Assistants
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(e)
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Oct 21, 20163 citations
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5)
Activity Requirements
Activity Requirements
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)(8)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(n)(1)
Mar 21, 20163 citations
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a)
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)(18)(a)
Apr 13, 20157 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(o)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)
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)(3)
May 5, 20146 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)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(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)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(g)(1)
The state cited rules at 7 of this home's 9 inspections. Most Chicago-area family homes inspected 9 times had more: 67% of 126 had rules cited at 8 or more.
How all 126 Chicago-area family homes inspected 9 times compare
Of the 126 Chicago-area family homes the state inspected 9 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- 4 of 92%
- 5 of 96%
- 6 of 910%
- 7 of 917%This home
- 8 of 925%
- All 942%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Illinois DCFS
- Last visit
- April 17, 2026
- On file
- 9 visits since May 2014 — 2 cited nothing
- Fixed?
- The latest correction deadline was May 17, 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 3 findings
Monitoring visit · April 17, 2026
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
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(d) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428834 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2018 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 6, 2018
Health, Medical Care and Safety
3 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · 406.14(c)(2) · 406.14(c)(3)
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) through (29) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(2) · 406.8(a)(29)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.12(h) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428834 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2017 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · May 23, 2017
Qualifications for Assistants
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) through (e) · Violation substantiated
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.10(a) · 406.10(e)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation substantiated
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.13(b)(1)(b) · Violation substantiated
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(1) · Violation substantiated
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(e)(3) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428834 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Oct 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · October 21, 2016
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(h)(5) · Violation corrected
Activity Requirements
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.16(b)(8) · Violation corrected
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(n)(1) · Violation substantiated
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428834 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Mar 2016 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · March 21, 2016
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(18)(a) · Violation corrected
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(a) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428834 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Apr 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · April 13, 2015
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) through (g)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(e) · 406.8(g)(1)
Characteristics and Qualifications of the Day Care Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) through (o) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.9(n) · 406.9(o)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)(3)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428834 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
May 2014 Monitoring visit 6 findings
Monitoring visit · May 5, 2014
General Requirements for Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) through (g)(1) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.8(a)(1) · 406.8(g)(1)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) through (e)(3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.24(c) · 406.24(e)(3)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.6(k) · Violation corrected
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406.14(c)(4) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 428834 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (708) 452-0497
- Address
- 2900 N 77th Ave, Elmwood Park, 60707
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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 "O'BRIEN, GERALDINE A" under Provider Name and 60707 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 428834).
- 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 "O'BRIEN, GERALDINE A" under Provider Name and 60707 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 428834).
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.