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E. coli — United States
A Mexican restaurant in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood has pulled out of the Taste of Chicago and voluntarily closed after health officials identified an _E. coli_ outbreak linked to the eatery.
The Chicago Department of Public Health said 25 people were sickened, and 5 were hospitalized after eating at Carbon Live Fire Mexican Grill in the 300-block of W. 26th Street.
The owners of the restaurant have withdrawn their participation in this year’s [2016] Taste of Chicago to focus on