• Reduced weight limits still allow two Mahomet-Seymour School District buses to cross the reduced one lane bridge in Mahomet, but buses will be re-routed during upcoming repairs.

    Long delays for funding plague bridge repairs
    June 5, 2013

    Illinois state inspectors say the bridge carrying traffic on County Highway 50 over Interstate 74 in Mahomet is in “critical condition” and “structurally deficient.” 

    But an average of 2,550 vehicles  — including school buses — still use the bridge each day, although the bridge has been reduced to a single traffic lane since August 2011.

    Gary LaForge,...

  • A common area for inmates to gather during the day, at the Champaign County Jail.

    Poor conditions in county jails persist as state inspections go unenforced
    May 30, 2013

    By Amy Harwath/CU-CitizenAccess.org - Trash litters the floors of the Edgar County jail, unknown liquid leaks from the ceilings, and broken locks make it impossible to secure internal doors.

    The Sangamon County Jail is consistently overcrowded, making living quarters unfit for inmates.

    These are just a few of the shortcomings in the Illinois county jails revealed in a review of hundreds of state...

  • Opt-in text alert system leaves many at University of Illinois out
    April 25, 2013

    By Amy Harwath/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- A Northern Illinois University lecture hall was the target of a mass shooting in 2008 where five persons were killed and 18 injured before the shooter took his own life.

    At the time of the shooting, Northern’s students had to voluntarily sign up for emergency text message alerts, which only reached up to 10 percent of the university’s students.
  • Photo of people looking at Dr. Alan Kalmanoff on a big screen.

    Community voices questions, concerns to jail consultant at public hearing
    April 19, 2013

    By Amy Harwath/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- On Wednesday, April 17 the group Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice held a public hearing with jail consultant Alan Kalmanoff to air their concerns and ask questions about his ongoing evaluation of the Champaign County jail.

    Over 70 people were in attendance, from local community members to graduate student members of the Planners Network to county officials...

Restaurant Inspections: Map, Graphs & Stories

Click HERE to see restaurant inspection reports

For the past four years, Champaign Urbana Public Health District officials have discussed ways to best publicize restaurant inspections.

Health inspection reports of restaurants and food facilities are available by request from the health department. In June, the health department also began posting a monthly list of all inspected food facilities and the current status.

In 2011, CU-CitizenAccess.org began posting full inspection reports of all restaurants that failed routine health inspections since 2008.

As a service, we continue to post the full reports of failed health inspections as part of our searchable, interactive map.

Access the map, stories and other content on this issue here.

Jobs

Successful business strategies revealed
By Britney Clapp / For CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Since 2008, the U.S. economy has taken a downfall, and many businesses have been forced to close. Fortunately, businesses in Champaign County have not...

Immigration

CU-CitizenAccess, Hoy Chicago net awards
Our collaborative work with Hoy Chicago in last year’s Midwest Chronicles gained high honors recently.  The project took a look at the deep demographic shift in Central Illinois...

Housing

Rezoning request still on agenda, but Rantoul, township oppose plan
By Dave Hinton/Rantoul Press Editor A petition to rezone a closed apartment complex between Thomasboro and Rantoul remains on the agenda of the Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals. John Hall,...

Justice

Weekly RoundUp: Justice
The United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week over the constitutionality of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act. The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, denies federal...

Neighborhoods

Bristol Place Speaks: Let us rejoice
By Latifah Al-Hazza -- Located on Bellefontaine Street in Bristol Place, the Apostolic Faith Church is a place where people come to share their stories with one another. Tears of joy and sorrow flow...

Health Care

Bed Check: Key findings
CU-CitizenAccess.org is taking a close look at 93 nursing homes in East Central Illinois in the wake of state efforts to reform nursing home oversight. Over the past few months, we've reviewed...

Food

Health officials put restaurant inspection placard system on the table
By Kevin Huebschman/For CU-CitizenAccess.org A proposal to require restaurant owners to post a color-coded placard based on their latest health inspection results has raised concern among some...

Education

Emergency text alert system inconsistent across college campuses
By Amy Harwath/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- If an emergency happens on its campus, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville gets the message out to 100 percent of its students via text message. But only...
Bristol Place Speaks: Bigger than hoop dreams
May 5, 2013

By Steven McRae -- Ranked No. 11 in his age bracket for Illinois basketball, Jamonte Williams has dreams bigger than just playing in the NBA. He is an honor roll student, helps his mom Sheena Williams around the house and even helps his little brother on the court. Jamonte’s mother raises her two sons as a single parent, while also managing life with sickle cell anemia. Knowing the short life expectancy of someone with sickle cell anemia, Sheena has family support to help love and care for Jamonte.
Bristol Place Speaks: A personal housing project
May 5, 2013

By Bob Merlo -- Chad Sullivan is an aspiring carpenter and real estate investor. When Chad purchased his first home in 2011, he chose Bristol Place, a neighborhood with some of the lowest real estate value in Champaign. Hoping to turn a profit and launch his career, Chad spends his time and money preparing the home for resale.
Bristol Place Speaks: Juanita Moody, owner in Bristol Place since 1951
May 5, 2013

By Delphine Dargegen - Juanita Moody, 92, has spent most of her life in Bristol Place. Today she is threatened by the city’s possible plans to demolish her house and make her move. She explains the hard and happy times she lived in her little house to make us understand why she is ready to fight to keep it.

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