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Just before Christmas, a city health inspector visited the Trump International Hotel in Chicago.<\/p>\n

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They didn\u2019t approve of what they saw.<\/p>\n

The health inspector found wastewater flooding the floor of the main kitchen when three of the prep sinks drained, according to Chicago Department of Public Health records. A dishwasher was also not properly sanitizing dishes and utensils.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the inspector observed \u201csmall flies\u201d throughout a rooftop restaurant\u2019s bar and dish area, as well as a cracked lid on the ice machine and debris buildup inside the prep cooler and on the floor beneath sinks.<\/p>\n

The health official issued several citations on Dec. 17, 2025, and \u201cinstructed\u201d the manager to make improvements.<\/p>\n

When the inspector returned the next week, on Dec. 23, both sites passed inspection. Only the cracked ice machine lid remained, which the inspector again instructed the manager to replace, according to health department data. Other sections of the hotel, including a banquet room and a lounge, received passing grades.<\/p>\n

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Neither Trump Hotels nor The Trump Organization responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

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Several Trump hotels and golf clubs have been hit over the past year with health code violations.<\/p>\n

At Trump\u2019s golf club in Westchester County, New York, officials observed insects, rodents and other health violations including \u201cdirty surfaces,\u201d \u201cpoorly constructed\u201d rooms \u201cin disrepair,\u201d and \u201cinadequate\u201d lighting and ventilation during a visit last November, according to state health data first reported by NOTUS<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n

And in May 2025, New Jersey health officials hit Trump\u2019s golf course<\/u><\/span> in Bedminster, New Jersey, with 18 health code violations. The golf course manager at the time decried the inspection as a \u201cpolitically motivated attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Forbes first reported<\/u><\/span> on the Bedminster inspection, health inspectors revisited the golf course and revised the grade from a 32 out of 100 to an 86.<\/p>\n

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In December, city officials flagged flies, faulty dishwashers and wastewater-flooded floors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"\n\u2018Affected By Pests\u2019: Trump\u2019s Chicago Hotel Restaurants Failed Health Inspections - Modern Home Journals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=350\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Affected By Pests\u2019: Trump\u2019s Chicago Hotel Restaurants Failed Health Inspections - Modern Home Journals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In December, city officials flagged flies, faulty dishwashers and wastewater-flooded floors.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=350\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Modern Home Journals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-11T04:13:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/533de239efc09a2ab59959cc1bff86d0\"},\"headline\":\"\u2018Affected By Pests\u2019: Trump\u2019s Chicago Hotel Restaurants Failed Health Inspections\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-11T04:13:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350\"},\"wordCount\":336,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/acdb9cfd17963bc4285303c7f2edf7ef.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Interesting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350\",\"name\":\"\u2018Affected By Pests\u2019: Trump\u2019s Chicago Hotel Restaurants Failed Health Inspections - Modern Home Journals\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/acdb9cfd17963bc4285303c7f2edf7ef.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-11T04:13:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/533de239efc09a2ab59959cc1bff86d0\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=350#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/acdb9cfd17963bc4285303c7f2edf7ef.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/acdb9cfd17963bc4285303c7f2edf7ef.jpg\",\"width\":2028,\"height\":1573,\"caption\":\"Former President Donald Trump eats a slice of pizza at Downtown House of Pizza after speaking at the Lee County Republican dinner in Fort Myers, Fla., Friday, April 21, 2023. 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