SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY, IL - Parents can get their children vaccinated for the upcoming school year, right on time for National Immunization Awareness Month in August.
Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is providing back-to-school immunizations at no cost for the 2026-27 school year to children ages 6 months to 18 years old, regardless of immigration or insurance status, now through mid-October.
The mobile vaccination clinics will occur at community events and back-to-school fairs held throughout suburban Cook County, starting on Saturday, July 18, Noon to 5 p.m. at the Taste of Thornton Township, 15800 S. State St., in South Holland, Ill. Additional clinics are scheduled in Dolton, Cicero, Worth, Park Forest, Norridge and Rolling Meadows.