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The state of Illinois added more than 100 new COVID-19 vaccination sites last week, according to a press release from state health officials on Wednesday.
As of Feb. 4, the state said it has added 22 local health departments, medical centers and hospitals, as well as two new mass vaccination sites and 110 retail pharmacies, including Walmart and Meijer stores.
To find out where and how to make an appointment in Illinois or where you can receive vaccine information for your area, click here.
The added locations bring the total number of Illinois vaccination sites to 517.
Here’s a look at the new locations added:
Local health services, hospitals, medical centers
• Carle Foundation Hospital – Champaign
• Clark County Health Department – Martinsville
• Crawford County Department of Health – Robinson
• Elmhurst Hospital – Downers Grove
• Department of Health of the two counties of Franklin Williamson – West Frankfort
• Gibson Area Hospital – Gibson City
• HSHS St. Elizabeth Hospital – O’Fallon
• Iroquois Memorial Hospital – Watseka
• Jo Daviess County Department of Health – (2 locations Elizabeth and Galena)
• Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital and Health Services Center – (3 Polo locations, Oregon, Dixon)
• Lee County Department of Health – Dixon
• Madison County Department of Health – Wood River
• Massac Memorial Hospital – Metropolis
• McDonough District Hospital Health Services – Macomb
• Riverside Medical Center – Kankakee (2 locations)
• Schuyler County Health Department – Rushville
• Swedish Hospital – Chicago
• University of Illinois Health – Chicago
Mass vaccination sites
• South Suburban College – 15800 State St., South Holland
• Thornton Fractional High School – 18500 Burnham Ave., Lansing
These are in addition to previously advertised mass vaccination sites:
• Arlington Heights Health Center – 3250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights
• Belle-Clair Fairgrounds – 200 S. Belt E # 2650, Belleville
• Blue Island Health Center – 12757 S. Western Ave., Blue Island
• Cottage Grover Health Center – 1645 Cottage Grove Avenue, Ford Heights
• East Side Health District Mobile Team – various locations in East St. Louis
• Morton East Youth Health Center – 2423 S. Austin Blvd., Cicero
• North Riverside Health Center – 1800 S. Harlem Ave., North Riverside
• Provident Hospital – 500 E. 51st St., Chicago
• Robbins Health Center – 13450 S. Kedzie Ave., Robbins
• John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital – 1969 Ogden Ave., Chicago
• Tinley Park Convention Center – 18451 Convention Center Dr., Tinley Park
• Triton College – 2000 5th Ave., River Grove, T Building on the east campus
Retail pharmacies
The vaccines are now available at several Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco, Kroger, Mariano, Meijer, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies in Illinois. In total, each chain administers doses to the following number of locations:
• Hy-Vee – 16 locations
• Jewel-Osco – 143 pitches
• Kroger – 24 pitches
• Mariano’s – 31 locations
• Meijer – 8 locations
• Walgreens – 181 locations
• Walmart – 8 locations
More than 3.2 million state residents are eligible for vaccinations under Phase 1B, which includes people aged 65 and older as well as “essential frontline workers.”
Current vaccination sites in the state are only available by appointment, but the state plans to launch walk-in sites in the coming weeks, officials previously said.
In addition to the above locations, the DuPage County Department of Health has moved its vaccination to the DuPage County Fairground Clinic in Wheaton to increase capacity. The new space opened for vaccinations on Wednesday.
Yet despite the locations added, Illinois officials continue to urge patience, saying the vaccine supply is limited.
“We are limited by the amount of vaccine available and allocated by the federal government,” the governor’s office said in a statement. “Vaccines are only available by appointment at this time and we encourage people to return frequently for open appointments. As long as the supply is not increased there will be a strong demand and we ask people to be patient.
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