John Murphy Elementary

Address: 3539 W Grace, CHICAGO, IL 60618, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Feb 23, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: School
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (24 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-02-23 00:00:00 (Canvass) 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST BUILD UP INSIDE CEILING LIGHT SHILEDS COVER ABOVE FOOD PREPARATION TABLES.
• Pass — 2025-01-24 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2024-01-31 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED FLOOR TILES MISSING IN FRONT OF WALK IN FREEZER. RESTORE FLOOR TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE CONDITION AND MAINTAIN.
• Fail — 2024-01-29 00:00:00 () 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED - Comments: FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED. WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM ONE COMPARTMENT INTO ANOTHER COMPARTMENT WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM THE MID
• Pass — 2023-02-14 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 5-202.12 (B-D) INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR METER HANDSINK FAUCET AT AT THE MIDDLE HANDSINK IN THE FIRST FLOOR UNISEX WASHROOM AND
• Fail — 2023-02-10 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR METER HANDSINK FAUCET AT AT THE MIDDLE HANDSINK IN THE FIRST FLOOR UNISEX WASHROOM AND IN 3RD FLOOR MID
• Pass — 2022-05-11 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR#1 WITH GAP OPENINGS AT BOTTOM OF DOORS.MUST PEST PROOF DOORS ALL ACROSS THE BOTTOMS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. | 47. FOO
• Pass — 2021-03-09 00:00:00 () 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECETACLE IN THE STAFF UNISEX RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• Pass — 2020-01-30 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MISSING /DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE KITCHEN AND ENTRANCE TO THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.---- CHIPPING PL
• Pass — 2019-02-13 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: EAST TUNNEL FLOOR CLUTTERED THROUGHOUT WITH CHAIRS AND DESKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS OFF FLOOR OR REMOVE.
• Fail — 2019-02-11 00:00:00 () 50. HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE - Comments: NO RUNNING HOT WATER AT PREP AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT WASHROOMS AND MOP SINKS AT SCHOOL. FOUND HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT 59.3 F AT PR
• Pass — 2018-02-07 00:00:00 () 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: THE BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINK IN THE BOY'S BATHROOM ON THE LEFT SIDE DOES NOT HAVE HOT OR COLD R
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2017-02-24 00:00:00 () 19. OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER LIDS WIDE OPEN WITH GARBAGE BAGS OVER FLOWING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER A
• Pass — 2016-03-11 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: MUST PROPERLY STORE LARGE PLASTIC BIN/CONTAINER HOLDING ANIMAL CRACKERS. FOUND ABOVE ITEM BEING STORED
• Pass — 2015-03-17 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN/SANITIZE REFRIGERATORS, MICROWAVE OVEN AND CABINETS IN PRE-K CLASSROOMS AND WATER FOUNTAINS THROUG
• Pass — 2014-04-24 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FLOORS THROUGHOUT BOILER ROOM AND STORAGE AREAS, UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT NOT CL
• Out of Business — 2013-05-31 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2013-05-09 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: CHEST FREEZER IN THE KITCHEN WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED. INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN. | 34. FLOO
• Pass — 2012-10-30 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE; MICROWAVE OVEN AND CABINETS INSIDE PRE-K CLASSROOMS. | 34. FLOORS: CONSTRU
• Pass — 2012-05-29 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, an

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