CLC Community,
Important reminders from the Emergency Operations Team (EOT):
Lake County Community Level: High
According to theCDC’s COVID-19 County Check, the current community level for Lake County, Illinois, isHigh. At this community level, theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)recommends the following:
- Wear a mask indoors in public.
- 及时更新COVID-19疫苗。
- 如果你有症状就去做检查。
- 对于严重疾病的高风险人群可能需要额外的预防措施。
In addition, theCollege of Lake County (CLC)recommends that you stay home if you are feeling ill and contactCOVID19Concerns@clcillinois.eduto report if you have had a positive test result, have been exposed to a person with a positive case of COVID-19, or if you have questions about symptoms.
On-Campus COVID-19 Testing Updates
Shield site closing: As a reminder, the Shield Testing Center that CLC has hosted in Room C106 on the Grayslake Campus will permanently close to students, employees and the community at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, June 30.
New on-campus testing option: Beginning Thursday, July 7, CLC will begin offering twice-weekly opportunities to obtain free nasal swab testing for COVID-19 in Room C181 on the Grayslake Campus to students and employees only.
- WHO CAN TEST: CLC students and employees. Testing is not available to the general public.
- WHEN:By appointment onlyon Mondays, 12-3 p.m., and Thursdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m., until further notice.
- WHERE: Room C181, across from the Student Health & Wellness Center, Grayslake campus.
- WHAT KIND OF TEST: CLC will offer BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self Tests. Each test will be self-administered or, upon request, administered by the Health Center nurse. Please be prepared to wait approximately 15 minutes after the test to receive your test results on site.
- HOW DO I SIGN UP: Appointments are required.To make an appointment for a free COVID-19 test at CLC:
- Contact the CLC Student Health & Wellness Center at (847) 543-2064 or emailhealthcenter@clcillinois.edu.
- 在您预定的时间,拜访C181病房的护士,该病房位于格雷斯莱克校区学生健康与健康中心对面。
- Wait 15 minutes for the nurse to deliver your test result.
Please Note
- For more testing site options, please visit theLake County, IL COVID-19 Testing Site Locator, which provides details for each site, including locations and hours of operation.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages everyone to get another round of free at-home COVID-19 tests byordering online. Call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489) for help placing an order.
Thank you for your support and patience as CLC transitions to a new mode of delivery of free COVID-19 testing on campus.
Emergency Operations Team
In partnership with
Office of the President
College of Lake County
president@clcillinois.edu