Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sam Kelly

Cook County to release 20,000 suburban vaccine appointments Friday

A COVID-19 vaccine is administered at Loretto Hospital. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file

Cook County health officials announced Thursday that the county will be releasing 20,000 appointments for eligible recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine Friday.

At noon Friday, Cook County residents included in Phase 1A and Phase 1B of the state vaccination program will be able to sign up for 20,000 first-dose appointments at:

  • Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Dr., Tinley Park;
  • Triton College, 2000 5th Ave., River Grove;
  • South Suburban College, 15800 State St., South Holland; and
  • North Riverside Health Center, 1800 S Harlem Ave., North Riverside.; and
  • An undisclosed site in Des Plaines.

With the exception of the site at the Tinley Park Convention Center, which will offer the Moderna vaccine, residents signing up for appointments at the suburban sites will be given the Pfizer vaccine.

Appointments can be made at vaccine.cookcountyil.gov or by calling 833-308-1988 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Check your vaccine eligibility here.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.