NEWS & EVENTS

The September 22, 2021 COVID-19 Response Committee Meeting has been CANCELLED.

Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the governor’s recent disaster proclamation, the number of COVID-19 cases in will county, and the CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19, it is determined by the president of the will county board of health that in-person meetings are not practical nor prudent.

Security Guard Services Will County Health Department Community Health Center And Sunny Hill Tuberculosis Clinic On Friday, September 10, 2021 at 10AM

August 20, 2021, 8am to 10am Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, an immunologist at the US National Institute of Health, helped develop an mRNA-based vaccine in early 2020. Before trials began, Corbett designed the vaccine tests on animals and measured its effectiveness in...

CDC Recommends Pregnant Women Get COVID Vaccine. The CDC today issued updated guidance recommending that people who are pregnant be vaccinated against COVID-19. In the guidance, the CDC says: “COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people aged 12 years and older,...

The fourth West Nile Virus - Positive mosquito sample of the season from Will County was confirmed on Friday, August 6th; after being collected from a Will County Health Department mosquito trap at Central Park in Bolingbrook (one of 14 traps WCHD has in various Will...

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...

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 Rural...

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...

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...

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...

74% of Illinois adults have received at least one vaccine dose and more than 58% are fully vaccinated SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 11,682 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois,...

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...

JOLIET, IL – The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is reminding all Will County residents to be wearing masks indoors in public settings due to Will County being designated as a COVID-19 substantial transmission county by the Centers for Disease Control and...

This applies to Phase 5 in all Illinois businesses, venues, and public spaces The Illinois Department of Public Health recommends the following based on the CDC Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People: Instruction for fully vaccinated people...

Delta variant spreading twice as easily from person to person as previous strains making vaccinations even more important SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today it is fully adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and...

The first West Nile Virus - Positive mosquito sample of the season from Will County was confirmed during Monday, July 26 testing, after being collected from a Will County Health Department mosquito trap in Homer Glen (one of 14 traps WCHD has in various Will County...

  WILL COUNTY – While nearly half the population of Will County is fully vaccinated, local officials are cautioning residents to continue COVID-19 precautions as the number of Delta variant cases are increasing. These precautions include frequent hand washing,...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) fully adopted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in Kindergarten (K)-12 Schools on July 9,2021. IDPH Press Release...