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As of Sunday, Will County has fully vaccinated over 46,000 people, which is 6.69 percent of its entire population of 690,000. (Shutterstock)
WILL COUNTY, IL Officials in Will County are questioning the low supply of COVID-19 vaccines that various local providers have received. During a board meeting Wednesday, Sue Olenek, the executive director of the Will County Health Department, talked about the discrepancy in the number of doses they have received in relation to the county s population. With Will County being an extremely high-population county in Illinois, it s really unusual that we would be provided with such little vaccine, she said.
Board member Rachel Ventura asked if Olenek had received any explanation for this from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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The rental assistance will pay for up to nine months of back rent as well as three months of future rental expense. (Shutterstock)
WILL COUNTY, IL The Will County Board voted Thursday to begin negotiations with the Illinois Housing Development Authority to coordinate Emergency Rental Assistance for individuals and families struggling to pay rent in the county.
The United States Treasury granted $20.6 million to Will County for rental assistance. The county will work with IHDA, which also received a grant from the federal government, so services are not duplicated and maximum relief is provided for residents. The ERA will provide direct financial assistance for rent and utilities.
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