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Puerta Del Sol in Rantoul. Screenshot from Google Street View.

These Champaign County restaurants failed health inspections in 2023

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:January 10, 2024
Post category:Food Public Health

Last year, as of late November, 10 restaurants in Champaign County were closed and received a red placard because of failed health inspections. But…

Read more about the article Health inspectors failed about 80 restaurants and closed 10 last year in Champaign County; Some restaurants repeatedly failed for weeks

Ambar India on Nov. 13, 2023. Photo by Maggie Knutte.

Health inspectors failed about 80 restaurants and closed 10 last year in Champaign County; Some restaurants repeatedly failed for weeks

Post author:Maggie Knutte / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:January 10, 2024
Post category:Business Food Public Health

A moldy bell pepper. Bare hands touching ready-to-eat food. Food that expired over a week ago sitting in the fridge. These are just a…

Read more about the article University of Illinois campus food pantries help struggling students, tackle stigma; Groceries often more expensive on campus

Bevier Cafe, at 905 S Goodwin Avenue in Urbana, runs the Everybody Eats program.

University of Illinois campus food pantries help struggling students, tackle stigma; Groceries often more expensive on campus

Post author:Anulika Ochuba / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 19, 2023
Post category:Food Neighborhoods

With grocery costs notably greater in the heart of campus, two University of Illinois programs are dedicated to providing food assistance to students in…

Champaign County sees increase in SNAP recipients over five years, adding thousands last year

Post author:Anulika Ochuba / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:November 28, 2023
Post category:Food Government Public Funds

Over the last five years, the poverty rate in Champaign County has fallen, but the number of people seeking food assistance has steadily risen,…

Read more about the article Over 100 restaurants failed inspections in Champaign County in the past two years, but failures hard to find in online database

Ambar India on Wright Street in Urbana received a red placard in January 2021. Screenshot from Google Street View.

Over 100 restaurants failed inspections in Champaign County in the past two years, but failures hard to find in online database

Post author:Yashovardhan Maheshwari / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 12, 2023
Post category:Food Public Health

After a routine inspection, only 10 restaurants were closed due to non-compliance with safety regulations and 116 restaurants received food safety alerts for less…

KFC & A&W, 1321 N Dunlap Ave., Champaign The health department closed the restaurant Aug. 22 due to “gross unsanitary conditions” during its routine inspection. No details were provided in the report. On Thursday, November 29, 2018. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Restaurant closures, failures down under new restaurant health inspection system

Post author:Allison Silvestro / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 23, 2021
Post category:Food Government Public Health Technology

Since 2019, at least 63 Champaign-Urbana restaurants have failed and 19 have been temporarily closed down by public health officials under a new restaurant inspection system launched that year.

Read more about the article Food insecurity projected to soar in eastern Illinois and Champaign County

Eastern Illinois Foodbank

Eastern Illinois Foodbank provides a graphic to explain how food reaches those in need.

Food insecurity projected to soar in eastern Illinois and Champaign County

Post author:Casey Daly / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 7, 2020
Post category:CU-Covid19 Food

The nonprofit organization Feeding America has projected Champaign County’s food insecurity rate to increase by 31% by the end of 2020 in comparison to data collected in 2018. Feeding America is a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that feed more than 46 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other community-based agencies.

Read more about the article COVID-19 hampers food distribution at Eastern Illinois Foodbank

Naomi Diaz

Eastern Illinois Foodbank's trucks at its facility in Urbana on North Shore Drive.

COVID-19 hampers food distribution at Eastern Illinois Foodbank

Post author:Naomi Diaz / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 7, 2020
Post category:CU-Covid19 Food

Pre-pandemic, Eastern Illinois Foodbank provided food and grocery products to 100,000 people in 18 different Eastern counties in Illinois. Today, they project the number of those in need to increase by 63,000. The foodbank expects the second wave of COVID-19 will continue to increase the need for “emergency food,” and they are preparing for just that.

Read more about the article Health inspectors fail 19 food spots

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The Himalayan Chimmey in Champaign on April 23.

Health inspectors fail 19 food spots

Post author:Johnathan Hettinger
Post published:April 24, 2018
Post category:Food

Overall, public health officials failed or closed 19 restaurants, grocery stores or eateries for health code violations between October 1 and March 31, according to a review of inspection records from the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.

Read more about the article As health inspections change, departments debate enforcement

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Jim Roberts of the Champaign-Urbana Health District holds up a sample placard as county board members discussed whether restaurants in the county should be required to display inspection placards on August 21, 2014.

As health inspections change, departments debate enforcement

Post author:Johnathan Hettinger
Post published:April 24, 2018
Post category:Food

Starting July 1, inspections will change.