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Yates Elementary School

School

1839 N Richmond, Chicago, IL 60647

Logan Square

Sep 16, 2026 โ€” Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Manager served food without washing hands after touching dirty surfaces and changing gloves.

Key Findings

  • Manager observed moving between kitchen prep area and front serving line, changing gloves, then returning to serve food without washing hands.
  • No handwashing sink available at the front food serving line where food is dispensed.
  • Gaps at bottom of north side exit doors (approximately 1/4 inch) allow pests to enter from parking lot.
  • Dead insects on glue boards found on kitchen floor behind cooking equipment; storage closet in pre-K classroom cluttered and at risk for pest harborage.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #8 โ€” HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES; OBSERVED THE MANAGER AT THE FRONT SERVING LINE PERFORMING MULTIPLE TASKS, MOVING IN AND OUT OF THE KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA AND CHANGING DIRTY GLOVES THEN RETURNED TO THE FRONT SERVING LINE TO CONTINUE SERVING FOODS ALL WITHOUT WASHING HANDS.MUST WASH HANDS AFTER EVERY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. (MANAGER CORRECTED THE ISSUE). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010.

Violation code #10 โ€” ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINK AT FRONT FOOD SERVING LINE.HANDWASHING SINK IS NEEDED IN OPEN FOOD DISPENSING AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HANDWASHING SINK PROPERLY EQUIPPED WITH SOAP, HANDPAPER TOWELS AND REQUIRED SIGNAGE.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). (**SEE COMMENTS).

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Inspection History

Yates Elementary School has had 7 inspections in the last 5 years with a 57% pass rate. Last inspection was on Sep 16, 2026.

Sep 16, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

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Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

7 violations
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Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

1 violation