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Will County Health Department Opens Grant Opportunities to Local Agencies to Conduct Vaccination Outreach

Jul 14, 2021 | News and Events

Applications available now through July 19th for up to $15,000 JOLIET, IL – The Will County Health Department (WCHD) have opened online applications to fund local Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to partner with the WCHD to conduct vaccination outreach and pop-up...

Getting Closer to Will County: First Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in DuPage County

Jul 7, 2021 | News and Events

DuPage County— The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) has confirmed the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus (WNV) this year in DuPage County. The first positive pool of mosquitoes was collected on June 30, 2021, in Clarendon Hills, and the second...

Food Recall Alert: Tyson Chicken Recall Due to Potential Health Hazard

Jul 7, 2021 | News and Events

July 6, 2021 – The Kane County Health Department is advising that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that Tyson Foods Inc., a Dexter, Mo. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,492,832 pounds of...

Looking Ahead: Upcoming Flu Season Could Be Very Challenging

Jul 7, 2021 | News and Events

Even as coronavirus was devastating populations around the world last year, doctors and public health officials noticed something else was missing – there was almost no flu. Many believe that measures taken to help control coronavirus also prevented the spread of...