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By Denise Lockwood
At least 10 people have salmonella poisoning, and officials with the Kenosha County Health Department have shut down a local restaurant.
An official with the Kenosha County Health Department confirmed that it closed Baker Street Restaurant & Pub, 6208 Green Bay Road, but that official would not comment about why the restaurant was closed down.
However, Tom Stemple, an employee of Tricoli Restaurants, which owns Baker Street, said 10 to 18 people who ate at the restaurant were sick with the bacaterial infection and owner Lou Tricoli was contacting all of his Baker Street employees to get them tested for salmonella poisoning.
“He’s gathering everyone together, trying to interview them to help find out the source of this,” Stemple said. “He’s trying to sort things out so that he can help protect everyone —his employees and the public.”
Stemple said the source of the salmonella is not yet known.
