The state of Illinois added more than 300 new COVID-19 vaccination sites in the past day, health officials announced Thursday, with hundreds of Walgreens stores across the state and some CFS locations now administering vaccinations.
Another 339 Walgreens sites in Illinois have opened as vaccination sites since Wednesday, state officials said, as well as four CFS sites.
That brings the total number of vaccination sites in the state to 860.
State officials announced Wednesday that more than 100 vaccination sites were opened in the past week, adding 22 local health departments, medical centers and hospital sites, as well as two new mass vaccination sites and 110 pharmacy stores.
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.
Here is an overview of all locations in Illinois:
Local health departments, hospitals, medical centers
• Carle Foundation Hospital – Champaign
Clark County Health Department – Martinsville
• The Crawford County – Robinson Health Department
• 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
- 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 Ave., Ford Heights
- East Side Health District Mobile Team – Various 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 CVS, Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco, Kroger, Mariano’s, Meijer, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies in Illinois. In total, each chain delivers doses to the following number of locations:
• CVS – 4 locations
• Hy-Vee – 16 locations
• Jewel-Osco – 143 locations
• Kroger – 24 locations
• Mariano’s – 31 locations
• Meijer – 8 locations
• Walgreens – 520 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”.
The state will expand the list of people eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Phase 1B of the rollout, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday, opening vaccinations to people with a “high-risk medical condition” or co-morbid conditions. to be vaccinated. The list includes people with cancer, diabetes, obesity, women who are pregnant, and people with various other conditions.
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 room was opened for vaccinations on Wednesday.
Despite the added locations, Illinois officials continue to press for patience, saying vaccine supplies 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 return to open appointments. Until the supply increases, there will be high demand and we ask people to be patient.”