Results tagged “thehealthdepartment”

In news that will surely give fodder to the Macy's h8rs in the house, the city closed down the lower level food court at the flagship Macy's yesterday after they found "a fruit fly infestation, water backing up from a clogged drain, a leaking sink, and grease and food debris on the walls and floor around the inside trash can." The Health Department was there in the first place because a customer called them after...

Something tells Chicagoist that Pars Cove isn't going to be rocking out a booth at next year's Taste of Chicago. The restaurant — and specifically the cucumber hummus salad it served at the Taste — is at the center of a health department investigation. So far, 126 people have reported feeling ill (up from 17 yesterday), and it isn't because of the turkey legs they ate; investigators believe the tahini used in the hummus could be contaminated with salmonella.

Six people have been charged with stealing from the Englewood Neighborhood Health Center on 63rd Street. All six are employees at the center: a public health nurse, two certified medical assistants, a clerk, and two nurse midwives. The two midwives are employees of UIC, contracted by the city to work at the center, and the other four are Chicago Department of Health employees. The alleged thieves weren't even working together. Hello, people, teamwork.