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Advocate Illinois Masonic hospital cafeteria fails inspection after cockroach infestation

Cafeteria and patient kitchen reopened Oct. 29, 2026, after a follow-up inspection

Chicago reinstated the food license for the cafeteria and patient kitchen at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center on Oct. 29, after a follow-up inspection. The city had suspended the license Oct. 16, when inspectors found more than 200 live cockroaches and black slime dripping from an ice machine onto ice used for food.

Updated Oct 31