Chicago Environmental and Public Health Inspections, 2012 Onward

Inspections conducted by the Department of Environment through December 31, 2011 and by the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) since January 1, 2012. The dataset documents the transfer of inspection, permitting, and enforcement authorities between these city agencies. It is published by the City of Chicago on the datagov platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in regulatory enforcement based on the described inspection history.
• Study the impact of agency reorganization on inspection activities based on the 2012 authority transfer.
• Model compliance patterns for environmental and public health regulations in Chicago.

Strengths

• Data covers inspections from two major city departments over a multi-year period.
• The dataset is actively maintained, with a last update timestamp of 2026-03-22.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

City of Chicago

Collection Method

Inspections conducted by the Department of Environment and later the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH).

Time Range

Inspections through December 31, 2011 (DOE) and since January 1, 2012 (CDPH).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 04:07:03.152371; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA