Aug 5, 2021 | News and Events
With the latest surge in COVID-19 cases, largely due to the Delta variant, WCHD is offering this updated list of available testing sites. Some testing sites are free sites, some testing sites are fee-based sites. Please check all information available. English and...
Aug 3, 2021 | News and Events
JOLIET, IL – The Will County Health Department (WCHD) announced today ten community based organizations who will be partnering with the WCHD to conduct vaccination outreach and pop-up clinics to increase vaccination rates among African American, Hispanic and...
Aug 3, 2021 | News and Events
Testing can help keep kids in school for in-person learning SPRINGFIELD – To help ensure schools can more safely resume in-person learning, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced it is expanding access to free COVID-19 testing to all K-12...
Aug 3, 2021 | News and Events
SPRINGFIELD – To help ensure transparency, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today that COVID-19 vaccination data for both residents and staff in long-term care (LTC) facilities is now available on the IDPH website at...
Jul 30, 2021 | News and Events
The second and third West Nile Virus – Positive mosquito samples of the season from Will County were confirmed on Friday, July 30th; after being collected from two separate Will County Health Department mosquito traps in Bolingbrook (two of 14 traps WCHD has in...
Jul 30, 2021 | News and Events
universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools and daycare facilities, regardless of the vaccination status, is recommended July 29, 2021 The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has fully adopted updated Centers for...
