Texting Helps in Fight Against Foodborne Illnesses in Evanston, Ill.

Government Technology: Two texts. That’s all it takes to avoid potential stomach pains in Evanston, Ill.

Or at least, that was the goal behind an endeavor that pairs the city’s restaurant inspection scores on Yelp with text message alerts for diners. When the SMS program launched early in 2015 it was a quiet release. In fact, Erika Storlie, Evanston’s deputy manager, described the undertaking as more of a four-month side project than anything else.

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