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Read more about the article Trial period over – yellow placards could be coming to a restaurant near you

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A draft version of a reinspection notice. Public health officials are drafting ordinances that would require food establishments to post a color-coded placard that indicates the results of each health inspection. Yellow means the food establishment failed its health inspection with an adjusted score below 36 and but can remain open pending a reinspection within 30 days.

Trial period over – yellow placards could be coming to a restaurant near you

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:July 3, 2014
Post category:Article Food Public Health

By Claire Everett/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Between January and May, 32 restaurants in Champaign-Urbana failed health inspections. Diners still had no easy way of knowing if…

Wanted: Your restaurant photos

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:May 22, 2014
Post category:Article Food Public Health

By Pamela G. Dempsey/CU-CitizenAccess.org -- Under a new notification system that began Jan. 1, restaurants and food establishments in Champaign-Urbana are required to post a…

Read more about the article Former Meals on Wheels recipient finds joy in volunteering

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Meals on Wheels volunteer Jerry Call makes a delivery on the "Pink Route" in Urbana, Ill., on March 18, 2014.

Former Meals on Wheels recipient finds joy in volunteering

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:May 8, 2014
Post category:Article Food Public Health

By Janelle O’Dea/ CU-CitizenAccess.org - Meals on Wheels in Champaign-Urbana, Ill., provides hot lunches and sack suppers for a small cost to adult recipients…

The photo illustration shows examples of health inspection compliance posters required to be prominently displayed in food establishments within the Champaign-Urbana city limits. The posters indicate to the public the results of the latest health inspection. The Champaign County Board struck down the proposal in an 11-9 vote to expand the mandate throughout the county.

Outside Chambana, posting placards is voluntary

Post author:Claire Everett / For CU-CitizenAccess and Melanie Campbell / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 1, 2014
Post category:Food Public Health

Anyone entering the Culver's on Neil Street in Champaign will immediately see a placard showing the results of the restaurant's most recent food inspection. Drive one mile south to the Burger King in Savoy, and there is no placard displayed.

Read more about the article First quarter brings two closures, 18 restaurant failures

Claire Everett

Firehaus, located at 708 S. Sixth St., Champaign, in the afternoon on April 25, 2014. Firehaus was closed after failing their restaurant inspection with an adjusted score of -19 on March 19 and reopened March 21 with an adjusted score of 90.

First quarter brings two closures, 18 restaurant failures

Post author:Claire Everett / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 1, 2014
Post category:Food Public Health

One Champaign restaurant was shut down for 37 violations during the first part of the year under the health department’s new placard system. Firehaus's…

Read more about the article Yellow placards go missing in first six months of new system

Claire Everett / For CU-CitizenAccess

Empire Chinese Restaurant's satisfactory compliance placard, 410 E. Green St., Champaign, April 25, 2014. The restaurant failed its health inspection on March 25 with an adjusted score of 21 and five critical violations but was allowed to correct enough to earn a green placard.

Yellow placards go missing in first six months of new system

Post author:Claire Everett / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 1, 2014
Post category:Food Public Health

Nearly two dozen restaurants in Champaign-Urbana have failed health inspections during the past three months. But most customers would not know that, despite new requirements that restaurants post results of their inspections.

CU-CitizenAccess.org's mobile-friendly app allows users to easily search for a restaurant inspection report. Type a restaurant's name in the search box to see all reports from 2008 to the present.

Restaurant inspections – there’s an app for that!

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:February 16, 2014
Post category:Food Public Health

Heading out to eat and undecided about where to go? CU-CitizenAccess.org's new app could provide you with information to help you make that choice.

This is a screenshot of the homepage of the Champaign Urbana Public Health District website at www.c-uphd.org.

How to find restaurant inspections at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District web site

Post author:Claire Everett / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:February 5, 2014
Post category:Food Public Health

In September 2014, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District – after years of planning – created a website where citizens could look up restaurant inspection reports in Champaign County. Reports for more than 1,000 restaurants are available on the site, which is constantly updated and go back to 2008.

Six area restaurants fail inspections in November, December

Post author:CU-CitizenAccess.org
Post published:January 24, 2014
Post category:Article Food Public Health

Pam G. Dempsey – Six local restaurants recently failed health inspections, and one of them is now at risk for losing its food service…

Health inspectors temporarily close five eateries; fail four others

Post author:Claire Everett / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:January 21, 2014
Post category:Food Public Health

Nine restaurants and eateries have failed health inspections since November, including five that were temporarily shut down. At some of the restaurants public health inspectors found dozens of critical violations that included raw sewage on the floor, potentially hazardous food production and dishwasher malfunctions.