NEWS & EVENTS
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT & COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Public Announcements
Board of Health Meeting on August 19
The Will County Board of Health will hold its regular meeting on August 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in person at 501 Ella Ave, (Joliet, IL 60433) in conference room 1005A/1005B.
Additional Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus
The Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health division announced that mosquitoes collected in Crete, and Frankfort have tested positive for West Nile virus [WNV]. Mosquitoes in Bolingbrook, Joliet, Plainfield and Mokena also tested positive for WNV earlier this summer.
2025 Annual Report Now Available
The Will County Health Department’s 2025 Annual Report is now available.
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.
Press Releases
Gov. Pritzker Announces Efforts to Protect Illinois Communities and Frontline Workers in Response to Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
Announces New IDPH Rules to Provide Local Law Enforcement More Flexibility and a Measured Process to Enforce Public Health Guidance Signs SB471 to Provide Additional Protections for Frontline Workers, Expand Paid Disability Leave CHICAGO – Building on...
YOUR MASK: It Only Works if You Wear It. View these Videos (English and Spanish)
Every day we do things that keep us safe, like buckling a seat belt or putting on a bike helmet. But if we forget, or don’t do them (even once), we put ourselves and others at risk. A mask is no different. It only works if you wear it. So always wear a mask when...
Illinois Department of Public Health Issues Reminder About the Importance of Vaccinations During COVID-19
August is National Immunization Awareness Month CALL 815-740-8143 for Will County Health Department Immunizations Appointment SPRINGFIELD – Although school will look different this year because of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), whether it’s remote learning, in...
Gov. Pritzker Launches Mask Awareness Campaign: ‘It Only Works If You Wear It’
Public Health Campaign Uses Real-Time Data to Allocate Resources to Communities with Greatest Risk; Illinois Mask Mandate Went into Effect May 1 Monday, August 3, 2020 - Governor, Office of the Springfield, Ill. — Governor JB Pritzker launched a new $5 million...
Higher Positivity Rates and Out-of-State Gathering Both Serve as Important Reminders about Continuing to Follow Guidelines During Pandemic
The Will County Health Department (WCHD) wishes to remind the public that the Coronavirus pandemic is far from over, and that precautions that are advised must be heeded to and taken seriously. Illinois is seeing an uptick in Coronavirus cases since July 4th, and the...
Illinois Department of Agriculture Issues Statement on the Mailing of Unsolicited Seeds
“We are currently working with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to address reports of unsolicited shipments of seeds from foreign countries. Anyone who receives unordered seeds in the mail should contact the Illinois Department of Agriculture...
Will County Health Department Contact Tracer Team Continues to Grow
COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease that is transmitted from person-to-person, mainly through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or speaks. The spread is much more likely if you have been within six feet of an infected person...
Contact tracing for COVID-19 Now into Higher Gear at Will County Health Department
WILL COUNTY – The Will County Health Department will be ramping up its contact tracing program for COVID-19 on Monday, July 20, utilizing a “best practice” for tracking communicable diseases. As part of Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan, health departments must...
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...