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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two Chesterton, Indiana, schools are closed after an employee self-reported testing positive for Legionnaires' disease.

A spokesperson said traces of Legionella bacteria were found in the cooling tower at an intermediate school, and a similar discovery was made in a middle school's water system. 

Chesterton is located about 45 miles southeast of Chicago. 

Legionnaires' is a flu-like illness spread through the inhalation of water vapor. 

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