Licensed Elder Abuse Investigator · Chicago & Chicagoland · Illinois PI Agency #117.001922
Supreme Investigations is a licensed elder abuse investigator serving Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, and all of Chicagoland. When a senior or vulnerable adult in your family may be experiencing neglect, financial exploitation, or undue influence, documentation is what protects them. We investigate with sensitivity, strict confidentiality, and the factual precision Illinois Adult Protective Services, guardianship courts, and estate litigators require.
Authority that matters in court: Supreme Investigations is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) under 225 ILCS 447 (Agency #117.001922, Detective #115.002750) and conducts investigations under the Illinois Adult Protective Services Act, 320 ILCS 20.
Elder abuse and financial exploitation are among the most underreported categories of harm in Illinois — often because the victim depends on the very person causing the harm, or because family members are uncertain whether what they are observing rises to the legal threshold of abuse. At Supreme Investigations, we document what is actually occurring and produce a factual record that Illinois Adult Protective Services, elder law attorneys, and Cook County guardianship courts can act on. We serve Chicago, Cook County, DuPage County, Naperville, Schaumburg, and all of Chicagoland — and we handle these cases with the exceptional sensitivity they demand. Families and attorneys who hire an elder abuse investigator in Chicago need documented evidence they can use in Cook County guardianship and protective proceedings.
Many investigations combine several disciplines: Surveillance Investigator Chicago services document behavior, Skip Tracing Chicago locates individuals, Background Check Chicago establishes relationships and financial indicators, and Process Server Chicago completes service once an address is verified. Handling these phases together ensures continuity, accuracy, and documentation structured for legal proceedings.
We document conditions of neglect, such as inadequate care, unsafe living environments, and visible physical indicators, along with patterns of caregiver behavior relevant to Illinois adult protective services and Cook County guardianship proceedings.
We investigate unauthorized financial activity, unexplained transfers, changed beneficiaries, sudden power-of-attorney changes, and asset movement inconsistent with the senior's known wishes, and we document our findings for estate, probate, and guardianship proceedings.
We document patterns of isolation, manipulation, and coercive control by caregivers or individuals seeking to influence estate decisions. This evidence is used in Illinois will contests, guardianship hearings, and civil litigation where the vulnerable adult's free will is at issue.
Covert surveillance and behavioral documentation of professional or family caregivers establish a factual record of how the senior is actually being treated when family members are not present. Pattern documentation across multiple sessions is typically most persuasive.
Elder abuse investigations require a different standard of care than any other type of investigation. The subject is often vulnerable, the family situation is emotionally charged, and the legal stakes — Illinois guardianship petitions, estate contests, criminal referrals — are significant. Every case we handle in this category is approached with exceptional sensitivity, strict confidentiality, and direct oversight by a licensed investigator from first call through final report.
An adult daughter retained Supreme Investigations after becoming increasingly concerned about her elderly mother's welfare. The mother, who had been in declining health, had recently granted power of attorney to a neighbor who had positioned himself as her primary caregiver over several months. Family contact had become limited and the daughter had noticed unexplained changes to her mother's financial accounts.
We began with database research — reviewing property records, account-adjacent financial indicators, and any legal filings associated with the subject's estate. What emerged was a pattern of activity inconsistent with the mother's known financial position and prior estate planning decisions.
Field surveillance was then deployed to document the caregiver's patterns of access and behavior — including periods when family members were being denied visits, and the frequency and duration of the caregiver's presence at the residence. The documentation established a factual record of isolation patterns over multiple observation sessions.
The resulting report was provided to the family's elder law attorney and submitted as supporting documentation in a Cook County emergency guardianship petition. The court granted emergency temporary guardianship within the same week.
I did not know where to turn. My mother's caregiver had slowly cut off contact with our family and I could see her finances changing but could not prove anything. Supreme Investigations documented exactly what was happening. The report gave our attorney what they needed to act immediately. I am grateful we made that call when we did.
Elder abuse situations can escalate quickly. A single consultation costs nothing and can help you understand what documentation is possible and what legal steps your family can take immediately — alongside any APS or law enforcement involvement.
From the Loop and downtown Chicago to Cook County suburbs and the wider Chicagoland region, we provide responsive, professional elder abuse investigation service when it matters most.
Supreme Investigations is a licensed Illinois private detective agency providing court-ready investigative services across Chicago and Chicagoland.
If you are represented by counsel, your attorney may contact us directly regarding scope, documentation requirements, deliverables, and timeline for active matters. Supreme Investigations PLLC is a licensed Illinois private detective agency based in Chicago, Illinois.