Illinois Launches Mass Vaccination Expansion in DuPage and Kane Counties to Meet the State's Vaccine-For-All Goal on April 12th
Press Release
WHEATON - Following Thursday's announcement that all Illinois residents age 16+ will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting April 12, the State of Illinois is moving ahead with a mass vaccination expansion effort in the collar counties to enhance the efforts of local health departments to increase access to the COVID-19 vaccine. As part of the expansion plan, today Governor JB Pritzker announced partnerships with DuPage and Kane Counties to launch mass vaccination sites.
The state is also announcing an expansion of its rural vaccination program, which successfully vaccinated more than 2,700 individuals in Fayette, Moultrie, and Shelby counties this past week. After an additional vaccination clinic in Clay County on Monday, the program will expand to five additional counties: Edwards, Lawrence, Cumberland, Edgar and Stephenson.
"Since day one, our Illinois COVID-19 Vaccination Plan has been an all-hands-on-deck effort, and as the national supply has expanded, so too has the number of locations Illinoisans can get vaccinated - already above 900, and growing," said Governor JB Pritzker. "Ahead of our expansion to universal adult eligibility on April 12th, I'm proud to launch expanded state operations in two critical areas of access: our high-density collar counties, and our one-stop shop vaccination clinics in rural communities. With nearly one in three adult residents already vaccinated, Illinois has made great progress to date in saving lives and ending this pandemic, and I'll deploy every available resource to get the entire state over that finish line as quickly as possible."
"We are incredibly pleased to be partnering with IDPH to expand access to COVID-19 vaccination. Our DCHD Community Vaccination Clinic has been administering vaccines since December, but like the rest of the state and country, we have been constrained by the limited vaccine supply available from the federal government," said Karen Ayala, Executive Director of the DuPage County Health Department. "This unique partnership will allow our clinic to operate at full capacity and offer more opportunities to get this life-saving vaccine to the residents of DuPage County and Illinois."
"This vaccination site makes a nice central hub for Kane County as staff and volunteers continue to provide vaccine in arms. We look forward to serving more in the future when our vaccine supply increases," said Kathy Fosser, Interim Executive Director of Kane County Health Department.
"The new vaccination site is going to vastly improve the ability of Kane County to vaccinate our citizens and workforce," said County Board Chairman Corinne Pierog. "Kane County is fully committed to serve our underserved populations that have been disproportionately impacted by this pandemic and will be providing direct communication and access to vaccination for these communities by working with community partners like Pace, Township Offices, School Districts, and community organizations to help with appointments and transportation. We want to encourage everyone to get vaccinated and we will provide the resources and services to make that possible."
The state is partnering with DuPage County and deploying additional resources to create a joint-State/County mass vaccination site. This new collaboration will significantly expand the existing DuPage County operation and make this resource accessible to all Illinois residents. This effort builds on the successful joint-State/County testing site run in DuPage county in 2020. The state is also launching an additional mass vaccination site in Kane County, in partnership with the local health department, to vaccinate all eligible Illinoisans regardless of zip code. These additional sites in DuPage and Kane add on to National Guard missions in Lake and McHenry to further support vaccination efforts in the collar counties.
In collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Illinois National Guard and local health departments, site surveys are currently underway in multiple jurisdictions to identify locations suitable for vaccination clinics that will open to the public in the coming weeks.
In addition to the state's network of vaccination clinics, the Illinois National Guard is supporting local health departments with mobile vaccination teams to increase access in rural and underserved communities. At the direction of the local health department, mobile teams moved from site to site within a county to reduce travel barriers and increase accessibility. Currently, state supported mobile teams are operating in St. Clair, Southern Seven Health Department, Sangamon, Madison, Winnebago, Rock Island, McLean, Grundy, Vermilion, DeKalb, McHenry and Cook.
Rural Vaccination Pilot Program
After a successful pilot, the state's Rural Vaccination Program will continue today in Moultrie County and Monday in Clay county offering the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. This coming week, the program will expand to five additional counties: Edwards, Lawrence, Cumberland, Edgar and Stephenson.
Addressing travel distances is a key step in expanding access to healthcare in rural communities. This rural vaccination program will serve as a one-stop shop for eligible county residents, resulting in people getting vaccinated quicker, without the logistics and time commitment associated with coordinating a second trip, and ultimately saving lives.
Appointments for the rural vaccination pilot program can be obtained by contacting the local health department and are reserved for the residents of those counties.
Date
Location
Address
Appointment
Doses Available
Mar 19
Moultrie County
Building 1225, 1225 S Hamilton St, Sullivan, IL 61951
https://www.moultriehealth.org/
800 County residents only
Mar 22
Oil Belt Christian Service Camp, Clay County
555 Park Road, Flora, IL
https://www.healthdept.org/
700 County residents only
Mar 24
Edwards County
230 North 5th Street, Albion, IL
Appointments are booked through Wabash County Health Dept.
618-263-3873
500
County residents only
Mar 25
Lawrence County
Central Christian Church, 303 Buchanan Drive, Lawrenceville, IL 62439
812-213-0199
500
County residents only
Mar 26
Cumberland County
Location information to follow
217-849-3211
Monday - Thursday
8:00-5:00pm
500
County residents only
Mar 27
Edgar County
Location information to follow
https://ecphd.org/
217-294-2729
500
County residents only
Mar 29-30
Stephenson County
Location information to follow
www.co.stephenson.il.us/health/
815-599-8412
1,100
County residents only
There are now more than 900 vaccination locations in Illinois open to the public, and these locations can be viewed online at https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/. For those having difficulty navigating online services to make vaccination appointments, the Vaccine Appointment Call Center may be able to assist. This hotline is available seven days a week from 6:00 a.m. to midnight. Call agents' primary role is to help individuals navigate the various online registration sites. However, if the individual does not have access to online services or is unable to navigate the site, the call agent will make an appointment on the caller's behalf. The Vaccine Appointment Call Center phone number is 1-833-621-1284.
State-supported vaccination sites listed below are open to all Illinois residents unless otherwise noted. All sites require appointments through the local health department. Residents must meet the state's current eligibility requirements to book an appointment.
Opens
Location
Address
Appointment
Doses capability (when vaccines are available)
Now Open
Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park, IL
https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov
2,160
Now Open
Triton College
2000 5th Ave., River Grove, IL
https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov
540
Now Open
South Suburban College
15800 State St., South Holland IL
https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov
540
Now Open
Orr Building
Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield IL
http://www.SCDPH.org
1620
(217) 210-8801
Now Open
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds
200 S. Belt E #2650, Belleville IL
https://www.co.st-clair.il.us/departments/health-department
1080
Now Open
Banterra Center
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL
http://www.jchdonline.org/.
540
Now Open
Carbondale Civic Center
200 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale IL
http://www.jchdonline.org/.
540
Now Open
Winnebago County
1321 Sandy Hollow Rd., Rockford IL
https://www.wchd.org/
1350
Now Open
Gateway Convention Center
1 Gateway Drive., Collinsville IL
https://www.co.madison.il.us/departments/health/index.php
1350
Now Open
Former K-Mart
1155 E Oakton St, Des Plaines, IL
https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov
1,890
Now Open
Oakley Lindsey Center
300 Civic Center Plaza, Quincy IL
https://www.adamscountytogether.com/
2,100
Mar 19
Former Sam's Club
501 N. Randall Rd., Batavia, IL
https://www.kanevax.org/
750
Mar 19
DuPage County Fairgrounds, Building 1
2015 Manchester Rd, Wheaton, IL
https://www.dupagehealth.org/667/COVID-19-Vaccine
1,000
Now Open
United Center
1901 W. Madison Street, Chicago IL
https://www.zocdoc.com/vaccine/screener?state=IL
Chicago/ Cook County Only
Now Open
Danville Community College
2000 E. Main Street, Danville IL
https://vchd.org/
County residents only
Now Open
Vermilion Regional Airport
22633 N. Bowman Avenue, Danville IL
https://vchd.org/
County residents only
Now Open
Grossinger Motors Arena
101 S. Madison Street, Bloomington IL
https://health.mcleancountyil.gov/790/COVID-19-Vaccine
County residents only
Now Open
Camden Centre
2701 1st Street East, Milan IL
https://richd.org/
County residents Only
Now Open
Shabbona Middle School
725 School St, Morris, IL
https://www.grundyco.org/health/
County residents Only
Now Open
NIU Convocation Center
1525 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, IL
https://health.dekalbcounty.org/about/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccination/
County residents only
Now Open
Lake County Fairgrounds
1060 E. Peterson Rd., Grayslake, IL
https://www.lakecountyil.gov/4521/COVID-19-Vaccine
County residents only
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