Bucking state-mandated mask requirements, the mayor of Elk Grove Village wants to take his community’s health into the village’s hands.
Mayor Craig Johnson proposed Thursday plans for an Elk Grove Village Health Department.
He believes it would allow the village to be more responsive, in the future, to residents' unique needs. "We look at things more locally. We understand how things work. We can see what's going on," said Mayor Johnson. mandated a vaccination identification requirement to enter certain businesses, part of Elk Grove Village had to comply and the rest didn’t because it is in DuPage County. The mayor of Elk Grove Village does not want to leave the next health crisis to outside guidance. He announced plans to establish the town's own health department.
Cook County, Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park, Skokie and Stickney Township have their own state-certified health departments.
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