Rock Island County, IL Public Health Rules: Restaurant Grade Cards (2026)
Key Facts
- Grading method
- Numeric rating score out of 100
- Report status
- Public document on request
- High-risk inspections
- Up to 3 per year
- License
- Required, valid 1 year
- Emergency suspension
- For substantial public-health hazard
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, up to $500/day
Summary
Rock Island County doesn't hand out A-B-C letter grades; it scores restaurants numerically. Section 117.32(C) of the county's Food Service Establishments chapter requires every inspection to be recorded on a report form with weighted point values, producing a rating score out of 100 that the Health Department must make public on request.
Whenever an inspection of a food service establishment or retail food store is made, the findings shall be recorded on an inspection report form. The inspection report form shall summarize the requirements of this chapter and shall set forth a weighted point value for each requirement. Inspectional remarks shall be written to reference, by item number, the item violated, and shall stated the correction to be made. The rating score of the establishment shall be the total of the weighted point values for all violations, subtracted from 100. A copy of the completed inspection report form shall be furnished to the person in charge of the establishment at the conclusion of the inspection. The completed inspection report is a pubic document that shall be made available for public disclosure to any person who requests it, according to law.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-1: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2024-12-A, passed 12-17-2024; and State legislation current through 2024 Illinois Legislative Service, Pamphlet #6).
Full Breakdown
32(A): high-risk facilities get three inspections a year (two if a certified food service manager is on duty or staff complete food-safety training), medium-risk facilities get at least one, and low-risk facilities get at least one, with extra visits "as often as deemed necessary" by the Health Authority. 32(C) is the grading mechanic: inspectors record findings on a report form that assigns "a weighted point value for each requirement," and the establishment's rating score is 100 minus the total of those weighted violations. 19 allows outright revocation for serious or repeated violations.
Violations & Fines
Operating out of compliance is a Class B misdemeanor under § 117.99, punishable by a fine of up to $500 per violation, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense. Beyond the fine, the Health Authority can suspend a license immediately for a substantial public-health hazard under § 117.17, or revoke it under § 117.19 for serious or repeated violations, shutting the establishment down until it passes a reinstatement inspection.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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