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
Will County Receives Help: Illinois Department of Public Health Issues Well-Woman Care Grants
$350,000 in grants to 14 organizations across Illinois, including over $26,000 in grants to Will County SPRINGFIELD – In an effort to improve the health of women of reproductive age, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Office of Women’s Health and...
Annual Well-Care Visits Especially Important During Adolescent Years
In 2017, only 50% of Illinois adolescents, aged 12-21, received a yearly well-care visit as compared to over 75% of children aged 3-6. This is unfortunate because while adolescence is generally characterized as a time of good health, it also is a time when mental...
Will County Health Department Micro Pantry Benefits from Picnic
Dennis Dooley and his team at Elite Ambulance in Mokena had an idea. How about bringing their grills to the Will County Health Department’s main building in Joliet for a picnic to benefit WCHD’s Micro Pantry? And on Friday, September 20th, over 300 donated Micro...
New Community Health Center Pediatrician Decides to Follow Her Mom After All
The staff at the Will County Health Department (WCHD) and Community Health Center (CHC) would like to welcome Dr. Anusha Khapekar as the CHC’s new pediatrician. And as it turns out, her journey to becoming a pediatrician had its major moments during her undergrad...
West Nile Virus Season Continues, Two More Positive Mosquito Samples in Will County
Although we are well into September, the Will County Health Department reminds everyone that precaution is still needed when it comes to mosquitoes. The WCHD Environmental Division reports that the eighth and ninth mosquito samples this season have now tested...
MAPP Collaborative Fall Forum 2019 Announces WeWill WorkHealthy Winners
Will County's MAPP (Mobilizing for Action Through Planning and Partnerships) is designed to provide a community-driven, comprehensive framework for assessing needs and addressing strategic issues. During the annual MAPP Fall Forum, participants are awarded for their...
National Recovery Month: Learn More from These Valuable Resources
SAMHSA Recovery Month Facebook SAMHSA Recovery Month Twitter SAMHSA Recovery Month video and radio PSAs Illinois Helpline Facebook Illinois Helpline Twitter Opioid Awareness Day Facebook Opioid Awareness Day Twitter
For Valuable Information on HIV Prevention at the Community Health Center CARE CLINIC; Visit this Link
Learn important information on HIV prevention and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) by viewing this video: https://www.pleaseprepme.org/postexposureprophylaxis. Call the Will County Community Health Center Care Clinic for more information at 815-727-8830.
Educational Video: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
THE WILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER REMINDS YOU: COLON CANCER TAKES THE LIVES OF 50,000people every YEAR CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO ON COLON CANCER SCREENING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayFwQuUD6kM SEPTEMBER is our Colon Cancer Awareness month...
National Suicide Prevention Week: Advice for First Responders
In support of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Week (September 8-14, 2019) and to honor the theme “Finding Purpose: Taking Care of Ourselves and Others” this year’s toolkit includes specific items to support suicide prevention among first responders. Instructions...
Will County Health Department attends YOUR LIGHT STILL SHINES
The Will County Health Department's Family Health Services division and Community Health Center both attended the Thursday Night, August 22nd YOUR LIGHT STILL SHINES program at Lincoln-Way West High School. This International Overdose Awareness Day Event...
National Suicide Prevention Week: Suicide Prevention Resources for Youth, Schools, and Parents
Pain isn’t always obvious, but you can learn to recognize the warning signs and how to seek help if you or someone you know is thinking about suicide. In an emergency, dial 911. The following resources can assist youth and schools get involved in the campaign to raise...
USF News Reports: Grant to University of Saint Francis Allows Students Experience at Will County Community Health Center
The University of St. Francis (USF) announced that it has been awarded a grant through the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program. The grant, which will provide $1,452,947 in funding, will bring...
Suicide Prevention Week: HELPING OTHERS
First responders serve as professional helpers in their communities, and they are almost daily on the front lines of challenging and potentially life-threatening situations. It is not hard to imagine how stressful the job can be, and that the impacts of traumatic...
More Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease Identified in Kane County Retirement Community
More Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease Identified in Kane County Retirement Community The Kane County Health Department has received reports of four more confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease at Covenant Living at the Holmstad in Batavia. “Two cases were reported to...
Information for National Suicide Prevention Week
Is suicide preventable? In the last couple of years several well-known figures in the food and entertainment industries, died by suicide, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that suicide rates rose in nearly every state in the U.S. Many of us...
Two Rabid Bats Found in Frankfort Bring Will County’s Total for Year to Eight
Two live bats were collected this week from a residence off of Aberdeen Road in Frankfort, and one of them tested positive for rabies on August 29th. Four adults and one dog reside in the house where the bats were found. The dog is up to date on the rabies vaccine...
IF YOU FIND A DEAD BIRD: Call West Nile Virus Surveillance Hotline
The Will County Health Department Environment Health Division reminds you that if you see a dead bird on your property, please call our hotline to report it. WCHD EH will contact you to determine if the bird can be sent for testing. The most common birds to carry...
BREASTFEEDING: Sometimes it’s not a FEAR of DOING IT, but a FEAR of GETTING STARTED
As National Breastfeeding Month is once again upon us during the month of August, Will County Health Department WIC Program Manager and Breastfeeding Coordinator Alissa McCormick says there is plenty of desire among new mothers to breastfeed their babies. But when...
Seventh Positive WNV-Mosquito Sample Found in Will County
The Will County Health Department Environmental Division reports that a seventh mosquito sample this season has now tested positive for West Nile Virus activity. This sample was taken from a trap located in Joliet near the Will County Community Health Center. The...