Sep 10, 2020 | News and Events
The ultimate goal is for Region 7, which includes Will and Kankakee Counties, to be able to return to STAGE 4 of the Coronavirus pandemic recovery process. The Will County Health Department is asking residents who have any complaints and concerns about businesses not...
Sep 9, 2020 | News and Events
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2020. A DuPage County resident in her 40s became ill in mid-August. “While we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, we must...
Sep 4, 2020 | News and Events
Lake County on List, Grundy and Suburban Cook have been Dropped SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 29 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county...
Sep 2, 2020 | News and Events
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. According to the CDC, Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer in the United States. Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. When ovarian cancer is found...
Sep 2, 2020 | News and Events
The Will County Health Department is reporting two more bats being identified as positive for rabies, bringing the total number for this year to five. One was located in St. Peter’s Church, 12 Sauk Trail, in Frankfort. The pastor was notified of a bat hanging...
Sep 2, 2020 | News and Events
Two additional mosquito samples have been collected in Will County. One was from a Will County Health Department trap in Joliet, and the other from a WCHD trap in Lockport. In late August, the Will County Health Department collected a second mosquito sample from a...
