SHIELD Illinois opens new community location at UI Campus Recreation Center East

URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - SHIELD Illinois is opening a new community location for its free, saliva-based COVID-19 testing on Sept. 19 at the University...

September 17, 2022
3:46 AM

URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - SHIELD Illinois is opening a new community location for its free, saliva-based COVID-19 testing on Sept. 19 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Campus Recreation Center East.The free PCR testing is a partnership between the Illinois Department of Public Health and SHIELD Illinois that utilizes federal funds.The testing site will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at CRCE, 1102 W. Gregory Drive in Urbana. While the testing site is open to anyone, all University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students, faculty and staff who are required to test weekly may not use this location for compliance with that requirement.