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State Community-Based Testing Site Moving to St. Clair Square in Metro East

SPRINGFIELD – In an effort to increase testing, the State operated community-based testing site in the Metro East is moving on Thursday, December 3, 2020, to St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights. Previously located at the Jackie Joyner Kersee Center in East St. Louis, St. Clair Square has more physical space for cars to line up, which could increase the number of people the site can test each day. On average, approximately 300 specimens a day were collected at the Jackie Joyner Kersee Center. The Illinois Department of Public Health will continue to deploy mobile testing teams to locations in East St. Louis, including to 4601 State St. every Sunday and Monday from 8:00am – 4:00pm.

The new testing site will be located at:

St. Clair Square 134 St. Clair Square Fairview Heights, IL

Testing at all State operated community-based testing sites is open to anyone. People do not need to be exhibiting symptoms, have a doctor’s order, make an appointment, or have insurance to be tested.

A list of State operated community-based testing sites, as well as other testing sites, can be found on the Illinois Department of Public Health website at http://www.dph.illinois.gov/testing.

Location Address Times 2450 N. Farnsworth Ave. 8:00am – 4pm Aurora Aurora while daily supplies last Foreman Mills Shopping Center 8:00am – 4:00pm Auburn/Gresham/Chatham 122 W. 79ths St. while daily supplies last 1106 Interstate Drive 9:00am – 5:00pm *Bloomington Bloomington while daily supplies last

Market Place Shopping Center 8:00am – 4:00pm Champaign 2000 N. Neil Street while daily supplies last Champaign St. Clair Square 8:00am – 4:00pm *East St. Louis 134 St. Clair Square while daily supplies last Fairview Heights 6959 W. Forest Preserve Rd. 7:00am – 3:00pm Harwood Heights Chicago while daily supplies last Peoria Civic Center 8:00am – 4:00pm *Peoria Fulton St. Parking Lot while daily supplies last Peoria 1601 Parkview Ave. 8:00am – 4:00pm Rockford Rockford while daily supplies last Arlington Racetrack 8:00am – 4:00pm Arlington Heights 2000 W. Euclid Ave. while daily supplies last Arlington Heights

South Suburban College 8:00am – 4:00pm South Holland 15800 State St South Holland while daily supplies last 102 W. Water Street 8:00am – 4:00pm *Waukegan Waukegan while daily supplies last *Walk-up testing is available at Bloomington, East St. Louis, Peoria, and Waukegan.

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