Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about professional licensing in Illinois? James B. Goldberg & Associates has the answers.
The majority of all licensees reside and conduct business in Cook and its collar county area, and the majority of complaints received by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation require investigation in that region. Thus, the Enforcement Division is headquartered in Chicago. The Downstate licensees may be investigated by the Springfield office. Three enforcement teams—Medical, Health Related, and General—have Chicago and Springfield offices. Completed investigations in which there appears to be sufficient evidence of a violation are forwarded to the department's prosecutions staff for review. It will help in your overall disciplinary process to seek advice of counsel at this point and to refrain from becoming too emotional at this point since a formal complaint has not yet been filed and you can continue practicing your profession.