Tinley Park, IL Public Health Rules: Food Handler Certification (2026)
Key Facts
- State rule adopted
- IL Food Service Sanitation Rules, 1983
- Manager cert required by
- 77 Ill. Admin. Code § 750.540
- Pest control
- Monthly licensed service, 3 months' records
- Local license required
- Every food dealer, § 115.02
- Penalty range
- $25-$500 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Tinley Park requires every food service establishment covered by the Illinois food-service-sanitation rules to have a certified sanitation manager and to hold a village food dealer license. Village Code § 115.01(D) folds the state's certification standard directly into local law, and § 115.02 makes operating without the license unlawful.
All food service establishments as defined in Section 750.10 of Title 77 of the Illinois Administrative Code shall comply with the State of Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification, as set forth at 77 Administrative Code Section 750.540, the same being regulations adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health. ... It shall be unlawful for any food dealer to engage in or to do business in the village without first having secured a license therefor.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-40: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2026-O-007, passed 2-17-2026, Resolution 2018-R-077, passed 10-2-18, and State legislation current through 2010 Pamphlet No. 7).
Full Breakdown
01 adopts the Illinois Department of Public Health's 1983 Food Service Sanitation Rules and Regulations and Retail Food Store Sanitation Rules and Regulations as village law, with the village standing in as the regulatory authority under those rules. 540. Subsection (E) layers on a monthly licensed pest-control requirement, with the last three service reports available for the Health Inspector to review on demand. Subsections (F) and (G) add physical standards for any food service establishment: smooth, non-slip, non-porous flooring such as quarry tile, terrazzo, poured epoxy, or sealed concrete, and hands-free hand sinks, plus compliance with the plumbing chapter of the Tinley Park Comprehensive Building Code under subsection (H). 05.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the food dealer license required by § 115.02, or without the mandatory sanitation manager certification under § 115.01(D), exposes the operator to the Chapter 115 penalty at § 115.99: a fine of $25 to $500 for a violation, or imprisonment up to six months, with each day of continued violation a separate offense. The Board of Trustees can also revoke the license under § 115.04 for any violation of the chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
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