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Gov. Pritzker Launches Mask Awareness Campaign: ‘It Only Works If You Wear It’

Aug 4, 2020 | News and Events

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...

Higher Positivity Rates and Out-of-State Gathering Both Serve as Important Reminders about Continuing to Follow Guidelines During Pandemic

Jul 30, 2020 | News and Events

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

Jul 29, 2020 | News and Events

“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

Jul 27, 2020 | News and Events

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...