Chicago Department of Public Health reports Fail for BENJAMIN E MAYS ACADEMY on .
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Most recent visit in the dataset
Latest inspection
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
2
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
2637510
Location recorded for this inspection · BENJAMIN E MAYS ACADEMY · 6656 S Normal (500W)
Recorded violations
10
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT HANDSINK IN FIRST STAFF UNISEX TOILET AND SECOND FLOOR STAFF MEN'S TOILET. HOT WATER IS OBSERVED AT TEMPERATURE OF 65F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO RESTORE HOT WATER TO 100F MINIMUM. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). (KITCHEN STAFF HAS ACCESS TO ALTERNATE RESTROOM LOCATED NEAR KITCHEN).
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PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT#2612812 DATED:2/26/25 NOT CORRECTED; #56-KITCHEN STORAGE AREAS WITH INADEQUATE LIGHTING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO STORAGE AREAS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-42-090.
Official inspection record
Inspection history
Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.
CanvassFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
8
Source risk category
Risk 1 (High)
Inspection ID
1360646
Location recorded for this inspection · BENJAMIN E MAYS ACADEMY · 6656 S Normal (500W)
This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.
Recorded violations
18
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: 30-35 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED IN PRE-K CLASS ROOM 102 ON SHELVES AND FLOOR IN CLOSET, ON FLOOR IN PLAY AREA UNDERNEATH LARGE PILLOW AND INSIDE WHITE CABINETS UNDERNEATH COUNTER. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ANY OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS, AND REQUEST FOLLOW-UP VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
19
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: GARBAGE DUMPSTER FOR CARDBOARD NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. RECEPTACLE OVERFLOWING, UNABLE TO CLOSE LIDS, LIDS NOT CLOSED ON RECETACLES USED FOR FOOD WASTE. ALL LIDS MUST BE KEPT CLOSED ON ALL RECEPTACLES. MAY ALSO NEED TO EITHER INCREASE NUMBER OF PICK-UPS, BREAK DOWN ALL BOXES PROPERLY, OR ORDER AN ADDITIONAL DUMPSTER FOR CARDBOARD. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
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FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REMOVE ALL CONTACT PAPER FROM SHELVES IN PRE-K CLAASROOM 101 AND PAINT SURFACES IF RUSTED.
33
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN SHELVES UNDERNEATH WINDOWS IN MAIN DINING ROOM.
34
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT BOILER ROOM ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. ALL ARTICLES STORED IN CLOSETS IN PRE-K CLASSROOMS AND HALLWAY STORAGE CLOSETS ON ALL FLOORS MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
35
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS IN JANITOR'S CLOSETS. SEAL LOWER SHELF UNDERNEATH WINDOW IN MAIN DINING ROOM.
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VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REPAIR BROKEN FAUCET AT MIDDLE WASHBOWL ON SECOND FLOOR. REPLACE HOT WATER KNOB IN KITCHEN STAFF'S WASHROOM.
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PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: ELIMINATE ALL CLUTTER IN ALL STORAGE ROOMS IN HALLWAYS ON ALL FLOORS.
Local context · Chicago
How results compare in ZIP 60621
91 of 114 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.
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