Waukegan · Licensed family home
Thompson, Ballasa M
At a glance
- Larger family home, licensed for up to 12 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 August 2015.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Jan 6, 20266 citations
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(3)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(6)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(13)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(16)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(2)
Jan 22, 20252 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(8)
Feb 6, 20243 citations
Number and Ages of Children Served
Number and Ages of Children Served
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a)(1)(a)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
Jan 5, 20247 citations
Provisions Pertaining to the License
Provisions Pertaining to the License
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(o)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(12)
- Jun 6, 2016Nothing cited
Aug 18, 20157 citations
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(2)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(3)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
Health, Medical Care and Safety
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(4)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1)
Records and Reports
Records and Reports
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(3)
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 6, 2026
- On file
- 6 visits since August 2015 — 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 6 findings
Monitoring visit · January 6, 2026
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
5 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) through (16) · Violation corrected on site · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(1) · 408.30(a)(3) · 408.30(a)(6) · 408.30(a)(13) · 408.30(a)(16)
Health, Medical Care and Safety
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(d)(2) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513443 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2025 Monitoring visit 2 findings
Monitoring visit · January 22, 2025
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(8) · Violation corrected on site
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(k) · Violation corrected on site
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513443 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Feb 2024 Monitoring visit 3 findings
Monitoring visit · February 6, 2024
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · Rule cited again
Number and Ages of Children Served
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.65(a)(1)(a) · Violation corrected on site
Records and Reports
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · Rule cited again
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513443 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Jan 2024 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · January 5, 2024
General Requirements for Group Day Care Homes
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(12) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.30(a)(12) · 408.30(k)
General Requirements for Group Day Care Home Family
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) through (o) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.35(f) · 408.35(o)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) through (k) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(h) · 408.120(k)
Provisions Pertaining to the License
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.20(k) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513443 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Aug 2015 Monitoring visit 7 findings
Monitoring visit · August 18, 2015
Health, Medical Care and Safety
4 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) through (4) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.70(a)(1) · 408.70(a)(2) · 408.70(a)(3) · 408.70(a)(4)
Records and Reports
2 citations · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) through (3) · Violation corrected
89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.120(a)(1) · 408.120(a)(3)
Enrollment and Discharge Procedures
1 citation · 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408.60(i) · Violation corrected
DCFS compliance lookup On that page, enter provider number 513443 in the Provider box and choose Search; the compliance report downloads from the button on the result row.
Details
- Phone
- (847) 249-8759
- Address
- 1217 S Elmwood Ave, Waukegan, 60085
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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 "THOMPSON, BALLASA M" under Provider Name and 60085 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513443).
- 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 "THOMPSON, BALLASA M" under Provider Name and 60085 under Zip, and press Search (DCFS provider 513443).
Larger means licensed for 9 to 12 children, among Chicago-area’s 3,344 licensed family homes by state-licensed capacity. Small is 2 to 7; mid-size is 8.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.