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Daycare operator says Broadview center was shut after neighboring building violations; mayor says state licensing needed

Village of Broadview Board of Trustees · May 20, 2025
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Constance Delane told the Broadview Village Board her licensed daycare was closed after apartment-building violations were attributed to the daycare and reported to DCFS; Mayor Katrina Thompson said the village needs the operator's state license and a safety-committee resubmission to reconsider the matter.

Constance Delane, who identified herself as owner of God’s Little Gifts Christian Daycare at 2000–204 South 17th Avenue in Broadview, told the village board the daycare was shut down Oct. 29 after violations tied to a neighboring apartment building were placed on her daycare and reported to DCFS, leaving her without income and facing foreclosure.

“I am now out of business. My home, my rental property, and my commercial space is in foreclosure,” Delane said, adding that she had repeatedly…

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