The state of Illinois added more than 100 new COVID-19 vaccination sites in the past week, according to a press release from state health officials Wednesday.
As of Feb. 4, the state said it has added 22 local health departments, medical center, and hospital sites, along with two new mass vaccination sites and 110 pharmacy stores, including Walmart and Meijer locations.
For a full rundown of where and how to book an appointment in Illinois or where to get vaccine information for your area, click here.
The added locations bring the total number of Illinois vaccination sites to 517.
Here is an overview of the newly added locations:
Local health departments, hospitals, medical centers
• Carle Foundation Hospital – Champaign
Clark County Health Department – Martinsville
• Crawford County Health Department – Robinson
• Elmhurst Hospital – Downers Grove
• Franklin Williamson Bi-County Health Department – West Frankfort
• Gibson Area Hospital – Gibson City
• HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital – O’Fallon
• Iroquois Memorial Hospital – Watseka
• Jo Daviess County Health Department – (2 locations Elizabeth and Galena)
• Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital and Center for Health Services – (3 locations Polo, Oregon, Dixon)
• Lee County Health Department – Dixon
• Madison County Health Department – 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 – Chicago Health
Massive vaccination sites
• South Suburban College – 15800 State St., South Holland
• Thornton Fractional High School – 18500 Burnham Ave., Lansing
These are in addition to the previously announced mass vaccination sites:
• Arlington Heights Health Center – 3250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights
• Fairground Belle-Clair – 200 S. Belt E # 2650, Belleville
Blue Island Health Center – 12757 S. Western Ave., Blue Island
• Cottage Grover Health Center – 1645 Cottage Grove Ave., Ford Heights
• East Side Health District Mobile team – several locations in East St. Louis
Morton East Adolescent 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
Vaccinations are now available at several Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco, Kroger, Mariano, Meijer, Walgreens, and Walmart pharmacies in Illinois. In total, each chain delivers doses to the following number of locations:
• Hy-Vee – 16 locations
• Jewel-Osco – 143 locations
• Kroger – 24 locations
• Mariano’s – 31 locations
• Meijer – 8 locations
• Walgreens – 181 locations
• Walmart – 8 locations
More than 3.2 million residents of the state are eligible for Phase 1B vaccinations, including people 65 and older and “frontline workers”.
Current vaccination sites in the state are available by appointment only, but the state plans to launch walk-in sites in the coming weeks, officials previously said.
In addition to the locations mentioned above, the DuPage County Health Department moved its vaccination to a clinic at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton to expand capacity. The new area was opened for vaccinations on Wednesday.
Despite the added locations, officials in Illinois continue to push for patience, saying vaccine offerings are limited.
“We are limited by the amount of vaccines available and allocated by the federal government,” the governor said in a press release. “Vaccinations are currently only available by appointment and we encourage people to regularly review open appointments. Until supply increases, there will be high demand and we are asking people to be patient.”