Holden Elementary School
1104 W 31st St (3100S), Chicago, IL 60608 · Cook County
Establishment
- Type
- Food establishment (School)
- Inspected by
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- License / ID
- 23821
- Status
- Risk 1 (High)
- Official record
- Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Inspections
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Jan 13, 2026 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
WALLS AND CEILING IN STORAGE AREAS WITH PEELING PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PAINT SCRAPPED TO REMOVE ALL PAINT CHIPS.
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Severity not stated
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Feb 6, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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Feb 3, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
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Serious
Priority
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
6-501.111 OBSERVED LIVE RODENT ACTIVITY INSIDE OF THE BUILDING IN THE AUDITORIUM. OBSERVED ABOUT 25 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE CLOSET AND VARIOUS AREAS OF PRESCHOOL ROOMS 110 & 112. ALSO OBSERVED WERE ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE PIPES LOCATED UNDER THE HAND WASHING SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE STOVE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE RODENT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A).
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Serious
Priority
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Jan 17, 2024 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
5-205.15 OBSERVED ONE OF TWO HAND WASHING SINKS OUT OF ORDER IN THE BOY'S 3RD FLOOR TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.11 OBSERVED HOLES IN THE STAIRWELL AND WALLS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA, UNEVEN SURFACES AND MULTIPLE HOLES BY THE STAIRWELL LOCATED BY THE STOVE TOP, AND UNEVEN SURFACES AND HOLES IN THE WALL UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENTS AND ONE-COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES IN THE WALLS AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE.
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Severity not stated
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Jan 10, 2024 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
6-301.12 OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED IN THE 3RD FLOOR BOYS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
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Serious
Priority
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
5-202.12(A) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE PORTABLE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE SERVING CAFETERIA OF THE ANNEX SCHOOL DINING ROOM UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT WATER (AT LEAST 100F) AT THE PORTABLE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE MOBILE CAFETERIA AREA. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
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Severity not stated
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
6-202.15 OBSERVED ENTRANCE DOORS #7 AND #8 WITH A 1/4 TO 1 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID DOORS TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR AND STAIRS IN BETWEEN THE WEST STAIRWELL AND THE STOVE, ABOUT 15 RODENT DROPPINGS IN BETWEEN DOUBLE DOOR OVEN AND HOT HOLDING UNIT, ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS AROUND THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK GREASE TRAP AND UNDER THE REFRIGERATION UNITS, AND ABOUT 2 RODENT DROPPINGS ON SERVICE TABLES LOCATED UNDER THE WINDOWS, ALL SAID AREAS LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 5 RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE ENGINE ROOMS WHERE REFRIGERATION UNITS ARE LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A).
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Severity not stated
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
5-205.15 OBSERVED ONE OF TWO HAND WASHING SINKS OUT OF ORDER IN THE BOY'S 3RD FLOOR TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
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Serious
Priority
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
5-402.13 OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOMS LOCATED IN THE ANNEX SCHOOL UNIT OUT OF ORDER. PER THE ENGINEER, TOILET ROOMS WERE BEING ROTTED DUE TO SEWAGE BACKUP. INSTRUCTED TO CONVEY SEWAGE AT ALL TIMES PROPERLY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
5-501.15 OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH GARBAGE AND LIDS NOT TIGHT FITTING ON BOTH GARBAGE DUMPSTERS AND THE RECYCLING DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED NEVER TO ALLOW GARBAGE TO OVERFLOW AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN OUTSIDE DUMPSTER LIDS CLOSED AND TIGHT FITTING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B).
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.11 OBSERVED HOLES IN THE STAIRWELL AND WALLS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA, UNEVEN SURFACES AND MULTIPLE HOLES BY THE STAIRWELL LOCATED BY THE STOVE TOP, AND UNEVEN SURFACES AND HOLES IN THE WALL UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENTS AND ONE-COMPARTMENT SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES IN THE WALLS AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE. OBSERVED LOWER SHELVES WITH DEBRIS ACROSS THE FOOD SERVING AREA IN THE MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Mar 15, 2023 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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Mar 13, 2023 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
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Serious
Priority
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
FOUND BOY'S 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR TOILET ROOM HANDWASHING SINK WATER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 74F - 90F. MUST PROVIDE A HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL TIMES. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C).
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Serious
Priority
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Feb 24, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
5-202.15 OBSERVED ONE OF TWO HAND WASHING SINKS NOT STAYING ON FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO ADJUST TIME TO REMAIN ON FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS.
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-201.11 OBSERVED HOLES IN THE WALL IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
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Severity not stated
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Mar 22, 2021 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE WALLS IN THE WOMENS KITCHEN STAFF TOILET ROOM AND THE CEILING OF LUNCHROOM X WITH PEELING PAINT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
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Severity not stated
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Jan 8, 2020 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Severity not stated
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
5-501.17 OBSERVED NO CLOSED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Severity not stated
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Jan 17, 2019 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
PREMISES HAS WRITTEN POLICY BUT,OBSERVED NO DISINFECTANT IN LUNCHROOM AT THIS TIME FOR CLEAN UP OF VOMITING/DIARRHEAL EVENTS( VIREX 11 256). THE ENGINER USES A DISINFECTANT(ECO-LAB A-456 11) NOT RATED FOR NOROVIRUSES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Severity not stated
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED PEELING PAINT IN THE SECOND LUNCHROOM AREA ON THE CEILING, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND RESEAL. ALSO PEELING PAINT ON WALLS AND CEILING IN THE STAFF BASEMENT RESTROOM, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND RESEAL,MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Feb 7, 2018 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
REMOVE PEELING PAINT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: AGAINST WALL BY STAIRS LEADING INTO LUNCHROOM, CEILING OF GIRLS 3RD FLOOR WASHROOM AND 1ST FLOOR OF BOYS WASHROOM AT CEILING.
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Not serious
Minor
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Jan 23, 2017 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
Result: Pass.
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Jan 7, 2016 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
OBSERVED WALL UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH ACCUMULATED DUST/DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED SPLASH GUARD NEEDED AT EXPOSED HANDSINK, NEXT TO A FOOD PREP TABLE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
OBSERVED MOP HEADS STORED DOWNWARD. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL MOP HEADS UPRIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
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May 11, 2015 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
REPLACE MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA. CLEAN FLOOR IN FAN ROOM CRAWL SPACE (EXCESSIVE DEBRIS). REMOVE EXCESS WATER OFF FLOOR IN GIRLS THIRD FLOOR WASHROOM. CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN MODULAR LUNCHROOM AND PRE-K ROOM 403 (ANT ACTIVITY).
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
SEAL OPENING IN LOWER WALL IN DRY STORAGE AREA. REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN BOYS FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR WASHROOMS. SEAL OPENING BEHIND TOILET IN STAFF SECOND FLOOR WASHROOM. SEAL OPENINGS UNDER SINKS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS IN BOYS THIRD FLOOR WASHROOM. REPAIR RIGHT DRYER IN BOYS THIRD FLOOR WASHROOM.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
REPAIR LEAK UNDER RIGHT SINK IN GIRLS FIRST FLOOR WASHROOM AND BOYS THIRD FLOOR WASHROOM, LEFT SINK IN BOYS SECOND FLOOR WASHROOM. TIGHTEN LOOSE FAUCET HANDLES IN BOYS SECOND FLOOR WASHROOM. REPAIR FAUCET HANDLES IN GIRLS FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD FLOOR WASHROOMS(WATER MUST RUN CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS WITHOUT RETOUCHING HANDLE).
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Not serious
Minor
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
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Not serious
Minor
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Apr 8, 2014 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
FOUND NO WORKING LIGHT BULB IN THE LUNCHROOM FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
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Not serious
Minor
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
FOUND A NON FUNCTIONING COOLER IN THE FAN ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REMOVE FROM FACILITY.
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Not serious
Minor
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Feb 7, 2013 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
LOOSE RUBBER GASKET AT TWO DOOR COOLER; REATTACH GASKET.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
SOME PEELING PAINT AND SOME AREAS HAVE PEELING PAINT THAT WAS REMOVED FROM CEILINGS AND WALLS OF STUDENT WASHROOMS; PAINT AREAS WHERE NEEDED.
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Not serious
Minor
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Jun 7, 2012 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
THE RADIATOR PIPES IN ROOM 112 ARE PEELING, SCRAPE AND PAINT THE PEELING PAINT. THE 3RD FLOOR BOYS REST ROOM IS MISSING A PARTITION, REPLACE THE PARTITION. THE 3RD FLOOR GIRLS RESTROOM HAS A DAMAGED PIPE WITH EXPOSED INSULATION, RESEAL THE PIPE INSULATION.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
THE BASEMENT MEDIA ROOM AND EMPLOYEE LOCKER ROOM HAVE DAMAGED WALLS AND PEELING PAINT, REPAIR THE WALLS AND REPAINT THE WALLS.
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Not serious
Minor
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
THE 2ND FLOOR BOYS ROOM HAS ONE BROKEN HOT WATER FAUCET, ALTERNATE SINK IS WORKING, REPAIR FAUCET.
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Not serious
Minor
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Jan 27, 2011 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
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Not serious
Minor
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. THE FLOOR IN THE BOILER ROOM,STOREROOM AND THE UTILITY CLOSETS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAME.
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Not serious
Minor
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. THE WALLS IN THE HALLWAY, LUNCH ROOM HAS SOME PEELING PAINT. INSTD TO SCRAP AND PAINT THEM.
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Not serious
Minor
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.