The State's Mobile Unit is scheduled to be offering COVID-19 testing through the rest of the week in Joliet.

The Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as “Obamacare,” is on the line, and so is health insurance for millions of Americans as the U.S. Supreme Court will review the law on Tuesday, November 10. With a 6-3 conservative super-majority, ...

The timesweekly.com It seems hard to imagine, but COVID-19 isn't the first pandemic Silver Cross Hospital has faced in its long and vibrant history. The hospital's healthcare heroes of more than a century ago cared for patients during the global ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker late last week announced new COVID mitigations for Will and Kankakee counties that include no indoor service at bars and restaurants and group meetings limited to 25 people.

Five weeks after being dropped from the IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) list of state counties at the warning level, and four weeks after additional mitigations were dropped for Illinois' Region 7 (Will and Kankakee Counties), Will County again ...

Health officials from across the state and locally are sounding the alarm as COVID cases are again surging and Will County is among a number of counties now at level Orange, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Five weeks after being dropped from the IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) list of state counties at the warning level, and four weeks after additional mitigations were dropped for Illinois’ Region 7 (Will and Kankakee Counties), Will County again ...

Thetimesweekly.com Prior to the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, much of the attention of the public health community was focused upon the vaping issue, and the increased participation in vaping among young people and the dangers that ...

Prior to the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, much of the attention of the public health community was focused upon the vaping issue, and the increased participation in vaping among young people and the dangers that were ...

thetimesweekly.com Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow has announced that 12 individuals from Will County's Drug Court graduated in a socially distanced ceremony held October 1 during which family members watched via Zoom. Glasgow commended the graduates for continuing their ...

In July 2020, the IL Department of Human Services (IDHS) funded the Will County Health Department (WCHD) to coordinate a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program within the city of Joliet.

thetimesweekly.com The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard, as well as tragic, for so many people worldwide. But another word often heard more and more as everyone both continues and looks back on this challenge is the simple word: NEW. New ...

In this time of great concern about the COVID-19 virus, be certain your child’s immunizations are up-to-date. This helps protect your child against disease and illness.

Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) strongly recommend parents get their children vaccinated against influenza. This year both organizations agree the flu shot is more important than ever, because ...