CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — The Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department conducts routine inspections on restaurants and kitchens across the city. It was a more inactive week for the department, as it conducted just two inspections, both resulting in green placards.
Here’s a look at all of the inspections from the past week:
GREEN
- Mid Summer Lounge, 623 East Green Street, Champaign, IL. Inspected December 17
The inspection at Mid Summer Lounge was a follow-up inspection following a Yellow placard being assessed during a reinspection on December 3. On November 6, a routine inspection
- The follow-up inspection found that previous violations were corrected, with the green placard being restored.
YELLOW
- ET’s Downtown Rantoul, 107 East Sangamon Avenue, Rantoul, IL. Inspected December 18
On November 6, a routine inspection found an unapproved beverage station, which was not corrected by the due date of December 17. A yellow placard was posted as a result. If the required corrections are not made by 4 p.m. on January 6, the establishment’s health permit will be suspended, and the food service will receive a red “Closed” placard.
Note: The unapproved beverage station was condemned during the routine inspection conducted on 11/17/2025. The owner of the facility submitted photo evidence on 12/17/2025 of the beverage station in use. The facility must immediately cease using this unapproved piece of equipment. The beverage station cannot be used unless further corrections are made and approval is granted by CCPHD.
RED
- None
What do the ratings mean?
Following an inspection, all businesses serving food in Champaign-Urbana are required to post placards displaying their grades in a location clearly visible to the public. The meaning of the grades are as follows:
- A green grade means that “the food establishment was found to be in satisfactory compliance with the ordinance and applicable rules and regulations.”
- A yellow grade denotes “less than satisfactory compliance.” Following posting of a yellow placard, businesses have the opportunity to improve compliance, with a follow-up inspection required to verify improvement to a satisfactory level.
- A red grade means the establishment is “out of compliance with the ordinance and applicable rules and regulations to the extent that it poses an immediate threat to public health, or a failure to act, resulting in health permit suspension (e.g., did not pay health permit fee).”