NEWS & EVENTS
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT & COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Public Announcements
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
Dames-Schuster Leaves Health Department with Long Resume
Retiring at End of January after Career of Medical Service An era is coming to an end at the Will County Health Department with the January 31st retirement of Family Health Services Director Pat Dames-Schuster. But where did her era really begin? Actually, it was long...
The Month of Teal: Cervical Cancer Awareness
Will County Health Department News The Month of Teal: Cervical Cancer Awareness A Look at Screening Guidelines, and an Important Vaccine January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. But the recommendations for what testing to have and when it should start have changed...