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Will County Health Department is investigating five cases E. coli possibly linked to Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen.

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HOMER GLEN, Ill. — The Will County Health Department is investigating five confirmed cases of E. coli that may be connected to Bengston’s Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen. The health department is working ...

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Weatherly Borough remains under a boil water order after a routine test detected E. coli in the water system. The boil order, first issued Tuesday, coincided with an unrelated double water main break ...