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 Health Department: Government Shutdown DID NOT Affect WIC Services
The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is reminding everyone that the Federal Government shutdown is not affecting Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food and Nutrition service programs in any way. These services continue to be available at all three WCHD...
Susan Olenek, Executive Director, State of the Agency Address 2019
Susan Olenek, State of the Agency Address 2019 AND Transcript: WCHD State of the Agency Address 2019
Do You Live in Will County and have a Child Under the Age of 3?
If you answered yes, the All Our Kids Early Childhood Network will be hosting FREE early childhood developmental screenings throughout Will County on a variety of days, times, and locations. For a list of free screening dates and locations, visit...
If Flu Symptoms Lead to the First Sign of Possible Mumps, Take Action!
We are all counting the days until spring (or at least until Groundhog Day and hoping for good news!). But right now, Will County Health Department Epidemiologist Alpesh Patel wants to remind residents that a proactive effort to stay healthy this winter must...
NIPHC Offers Precautionary Advice to Grocers on Prevention of Legionnaires Disease Causing Bacteria
Radon Action Month Once Again Kicks Off the New Year
Once the holidays are behind us, many people tend to think of “getting their W-2s in order for taxes” as the “next big thing.” But as any Environmental Health professional will tell you, January is Radon Action Month. Testing your home for radon is definitely...
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER’S “REACH OUT AND READ” PROGRAM NEEDS YOUR EXTRA BOOKS!
The Will County Health Department Community Health Center’s “Reach out and Read” program encourages children between six months and five years of age to get started reading. This special effort takes place during the Pediatric Wellness exams. Thanks to donated books...
WCHD Health Educators Make Presentation to Valley View Counselors
Kathleen Harkins, Community Health Educator II, and Cindy Jackson, Community Health Initiatives Coordinator, held a training with Valley View School District (VVSD) Guidance Counselors and Social Workers on December 14, 2018 at Lukancic Middle School in Romeoville....
Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital Opens with Ribbon Cutting and “Punky QB” Keynote Speaker
The ground was broken on the Silver Cross Hospital campus back in October of 2017. A new 100-bed facility for Will County residents needing Behavioral Health inpatient treatment was on its way. At the ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday December 13th, Silver Cross...
In Illinois: Six New Cases Of Hepatitis A Within Past Week
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting six new cases of hepatitis A within the past week among individuals at high risk for infection. On average there are 70 cases of hepatitis A reported in Illinois each year. To date, 75 cases of...
One Hepatitis A Case Reported in Will County; Believed to Have Contacted it Out of State
The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified a statewide Hepatitis A outbreak comprised of 17 confirmed cases since September 2018. These cases are among individuals at high risk for infection--including men who have sex with men (MSM), homeless...
Final Week of ACA Open Enrollment, Will County Residents Invited to Friday Event at Downtown Joliet Public Library
With this week being the final week of the “Marketplace open enrollment” period for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the Will County Health Department’s Community Health Center has announced a special event this Friday at the Downtown Branch of...
Holiday Care Packages Heading to Six Overseas Units
For the third consecutive year, the Will County Health Department was the site of "Operation Santa Drop." This effort to send holiday care packages to military units serving overseas has grown from one unit in 2016, to three units in 2017, to six units in 2018. The...
WCHD’s Dr. Troiani Participates in Congressman Foster’s Mental Health/Social Media Forum
On Monday evening December 3 rd a community forum on “Mental Health & Social Media” was held by Congressman Bill Foster, who represents the Illinois 11th District. The event which was held at the Community Christian Church in Naperville, and was opened...
Health Department Advises: Regardless of Vaccination Records Those with Mumps Symptoms Should be Tested, All Exposed to Mumps Should Receive Third MMR Vaccination
In light of the recent mumps outbreak reported at Lewis University, Will County Health Department (WCHD) officials are recommending that medical providers and hospitals throughout the county take full precautions if someone enters their offices with typical mumps...
Mumps Reported at Will County’s Lewis University; Special MMR Clinics Scheduled
Two confirmed cases of the mumps, along with ten probable cases, have been reported at Lewis University in Romeoville. ( AS OF 12-14-18: 5 confirmed and 10 probable. Probable cases indicate symptomatic swelling for two or more days.) Lewis University has announced...
National Influenza Vaccination Week: No Time Like the Present for Your Flu Shot
The new flu season is underway. And while many are still looking back on the rough one we had last year, the more important thing to remember right now is: A flu shot ALWAYS helps, no matter what type of flu season we are having. First, however, a little background....
Health Department’s PrEP Clinic Team Effort Reaches One Year Mark
Celebrating One Year of the PrEP Clinic. L to R: Medical Assistant Aaron Reyes, Health Educator-Counselor Kendra Coleman, Nurse Practitioner and CHC CEO Mary Maragos, and Health Educator-Counselor Gloria Flores. It was one year ago that the staffs of the Will...
Health Department to Begin Preparations for New Building Construction
The new Will County Health Department building will be located mostly to the right of the current Neal Avenue Parking Lot seen in this picture. Beginning this coming Monday, December 3rd, Will County Health Department and Community Health Center clients will...
Antibiotics: NOT the Solution for Flu Season
Please remember, during this flu season and throughout the year, that antibiotics DO NOT WORK on viruses that cause colds, flu, bronchitis, or runny noses. Antibiotics can be useful for treating infections caused by bacteria; such as strep throat, whooping cough; or...