2010 hit Illinois hard when it came to foodpoisoning outbreaks. (2011 just got worse with the announcement of the Merle’s BBQ clostridium perfringens outbreak)
- Rolf’s Patisserie staph aureus outbreak sickens over 100
- Tiny Greens sproutbreak sickens at least 70 with Salmonella
- Illinois Subway restaurants sicken over 100 with Salmonella Hvittingfoss
- Skokie Country Club causes at least 87 Salmonella illnesses
- Lombard Subway causes hundreds of Shigella sonnei illnesses