NEWS & EVENTS
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT & COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Public Announcements
Will County Health Department Releases 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment and IPLAN
The Will County Health Department and the Will County Mobilizing for Action Through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) Collaborative are excited to share two important new reports: the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN).
2025-26 COVID-19 Vaccine Available
The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is informing residents that the new 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine is available at the Will County Health Department Immunization Clinic and at the Will County Community Health Center.
Will County Warming Centers
With temperatures dropping and sub-zero wind chills being forecasted, here is a link to Will County's warming centers provided by local governments for those having issues with properly heating their homes.
ByHeart Infant Formula Product Recall
ByHeart Infant Formula has issued a nationwide recall during an ongoing investigation by the FDA and CDC of a multistate outbreak of infant botulism.
Read the Latest Environmental Health Newsletter
Read the 2025 Fourth quarter newsletter from the Will County Health Department Environmental Health Division
WCHD To Open New Milk Depot in Bolingbrook
Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes and the Will County Health Department have partnered to bring a new human milk drop-off depot to Bolingbrook, Illinois at the Will County Health Department's Northern Branch Office (323 Quadrangle Drive). The grand opening will be on June 13, 2025.
WCHD Adds 10 Additional Red Naloxone Distribution Boxes
The Will County Health Department continues its efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths, making access to the life-saving, overdose-reversing drug Naloxone (Narcan) easier by adding 10 additional red Naloxone distribution boxes throughout the County, bringing the total number of red distribution boxes in Will County to 20.
Will County Health Department Announces New Breastfeeding Support Group Starting In August
The Will County Health Department has announced the creation of a new breastfeeding support group, called the Milk Circle. The Milk Circle will meet twice a month on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The group will hold a separate kick-off meeting on August 5, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to Noon, before hosting its first meeting on August 19, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Infectious Disease Clinic is Latest Service at Community Health Center
The Will County Community Health Center has added an Infectious Disease (ID) Clinic to its list of medical services available to the public. The ID Clinic has partnered with the Care Clinic and specializes in the treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and HIV care while also offering general infectious disease consultations.
WCHD Expands Behavioral Health Services at Branch Offices
The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is in the process of expanding mental health services at both its Northern Branch Office in Bolingbrook and Eastern Branch Office in Monee
Have You Tested Your Well Water?
Even if you’ve never gotten sick from your well water, it is your responsibility to properly maintain your well and regularly test it to ensure you have safe drinking water. See the Fact Sheet on well testing from the IDPH.
Our Environmental Health Lab can test for bacteria and nitrate well also testing chlorine, fluoride and hardness.
Learn more about our EH Lab here.
Press Releases
CDC Calls on Americans to Wear Masks to Prevent COVID-19 Spread
JAMA editorial reviews latest science, while case study shows masks prevented COVID spread Americans are increasingly adopting the use of cloth face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19, and the latest science may convince even more to do so. In an editorial...
Jewel-Osco Voluntarily Recalls Bagged Signature Farms Garden Salad Due to Possible Cyclospora Contamination; Confirmed Cases in Will Co
June 29, 2020 - The Kane County Health Department is advising that, in cooperation with the Fresh Express recall of bagged salads potentially linked to an outbreak of Cyclospora infections in the Midwest, Jewel-Osco is voluntarily recalling bagged Signature Farms...
Illinois Department of Public Health Provides Phase 4 Guidance for Swimming Facilities
SPRINGFIELD – Under Phase 4 of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Restore Illinois plan, swimming facilities licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) can open at a maximum of 50% of capacity. This includes swimming pools, water parks, splashpads,...
Illinois Department of Public Health Expands Newborn Screening
Spinal Muscular Atrophy added as the 49th disorder SPRINGFIELD – Beginning Monday, the Illinois Department of Public Health will test every baby born in Illinois for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). SMA is a group of hereditary diseases that progressively...
Survey about Avoiding Coronavirus Now Available to Will County Residents
WILL COUNTY RESIDENTS, join your community in protecting each other against COVID-19, a virus that has caused significant global burdens. Take this ANONYMOUS one minute survey and let us know what you are doing to prevent Coronavirus from effecting you and your loved...
FDA Warns Against Using 9 Potentially Toxic Hand Sanitizers Produced in Mexico
The Food and Drug Administration has warned against the use of nine hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico due to the potential presence of methanol. Methanol, sometimes called wood alcohol, is not a suitable ingredient for hand...
Bagged Salads Recalled Due to Health Hazard
June 22, 2020 - The Kane County Health Department is advising that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora...
Congressman Dan Lipinski’s “Facebook Live Event for Seniors” Concerning Coronavirus
https://www.facebook.com/repdanlipinski/videos/309182376880968/
Gov. Pritzker Releases Guidelines to Safely Reopen Additional Businesses and Industries as State Advances to Next Phase of Restore Illinois
400,000 Illinois residents set to return to work as state moves into Phase 4 on June 26; New guidelines will allow key leisure, recreation and business sectors to safely reopen CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker today released plans to safely continue reopening...
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Concludes in Bolingbrook with Many Successes
From 2015 to 2020, the Will County Health Department (WCHD) coordinated the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grant (TPP) within Valley View School District’s Bolingbrook middle and high schools. As the grant concludes this year, we reflect on the program’s many successes. In...
Fill Out the 2020 Census !! Care about the Count !!
Learn more about the 2020 Census by viewing this "Care about the Count" Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2JMt4ZNR_Q&feature=youtu.be
Watch for Beef Recall, Labeled EST46841, Courtesy of Kane County Health Department
June 15, 2020 - The Kane County Health Department is advising that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Lakeside Refrigerated Services, a Swedesboro, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 42,922 pounds...
COVID-19 Testing Convenience Option for Eastern Will County Residents: Riverside Community Care
Riverside Immediate Care in Monee is a convenient option for Eastern Will County residents to receive COVID-19 testing. The testing is offered six days per week (Monday through Saturday). They are located at: 25711 S Egyptian Trail, STE 1 Monee, IL 60449 (708)...
First Illinois Mosquitoes Testing Positive For West Nile Virus Reported in Evanston
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois for 2020. The Des Plaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District collected a positive mosquito batch on May 31, 2020 from...
Be Counted in Illinois !! Fill Out the 2020 Census
Learn more about the CENSUS by watching the GET COUNTED IN ILLINOIS VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuGEWoVD5ZU
State Announces Community-Based Testing Sites Now Open to All
Expanded Criteria Will Allow Anyone to Get Tested, Regardless of Symptoms SPRINGFIELD –The State of Illinois is opening its community-based testing sites to anyone to get tested, regardless of symptoms or other criteria. As we move through the Restore Illinois plan,...
Virtual Childhood Screenings Available Once Again through Joliet Easter Seals
The Will County Health Department is happy to inform everyone that after a great turnout in May, Joliet Easter Seals is once again offering virtual childhood screenings on Thursday, June 18th. This will allow parents to have their children screened while also...
Illinois Department of Public Health Seeking “Contact Tracers” for Local Health Departments
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is seeking interested individuals to support local public health authorities to perform COVID-19 contact tracing. This recruitment effort is developing through partnership with the state, local public health authorities,...
Governor Pritzker Releases Guidelines Concerning the Reopening of Businesses During Phase Three
From the Office of the Governor, May 24, 2020: Governor JB Pritzker today released industry-specific guidelines that allow for the safe re-opening of businesses as the state progresses into the next phase of the Restore Illinois plan. All four regions of the state are...
Mental Health Awareness Concerning Coronavirus Pandemic Must Look Long Term
While Mental Health Awareness Month has been historically observed throughout the month of May, the Coronavirus pandemic is bringing about questions of whether 2020 should be designated as Mental Health Awareness YEAR. Or even further, perhaps we are entering what...