SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (CBS) — Two confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to an AmericInn Wyndham hotel in Schaumburg.
The Illinois and Cook County departments of public health have launched investigations.
Both of the people diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease used the water in their hotel rooms, and also used the hot tub and the pool, during their stays at the hotel in July and August, the IDPH said.
Health officials conducted an environmental investigation of the hotel on Thursday, during which time the hotel closed its hot tub and pool. They will remain closed until the investigation is complete.