CHATHAM — The nonprofit Greater Than AIDS has teamed up with Walgreens around the city to provide free HIV testing as part of National HIV Testing Day on June 27.
For the most part, 27 stores will offer the testing on June 26-27 from 3-7 p.m., and on June 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In Chatham, testing will also be available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 23 and June 26-28 at Walgreens, 11 E. 75th St., according to Darrel Parham, a Walgreens assistant manager. In Grand Crossing, 8628 S. Cottage Grove Ave., testing will be from 3-6 p.m. June 26-27 and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 27.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1.1 million people nationwide are living with HIV/AIDS, and one in six do not know they have the deadly disease.
But early diagnosis and treatment could extend an infected person's life and help to prevent the spread of the disease, according to health officials. By taking medication people with HIV reduce the risk of transmitting the virus by as much as 96 percent, according to CDC officials.
The stores offering free tests include:
• 151 N. State St., 312-863-4249
• 5401 S. Wentworth Ave., 773-268-5664
• 2340 W. Madison St., 312-226-7913
• 953 W. Irving Park Rd., 773-935-6414
• 1554 E. 55th St., 773-667-1177
• 3405 S. King Drive, 312-326-4058
• 2924 E. 92nd St., 773-721-6603
• 11 E. 75th St., 773-224-1211
• 8628 S. Cottage Grove Ave., 773-651-8500
• 3401 W. Roosevelt Road, 773-542-1232
• 3800 W. Madison St., 773-826-1817
• 7410 N. Clark St., 773-743-6784
• 6330 S. King Drive, 773-324-8500
• 5440 N. Clark St., 773-596-5022
• 833 W. 115th St., 773-568-4034
• 5222 W. Madison St., 773-287-0380
• 1601 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-342-9161
• 2015 E. 79th St., 773-734-2492
• 7109 S. Jeffery Blvd., 773-665-8990
• 912 W. Belmont Ave., 773-665-8990
• 2817 N. Clark St., 773-327-6119
• 3046 N. Halsted St., 773-325-0413
• 3201 N. Broadway St., 773-327-3591
• 3245 N. Halsted St., 773-248-3160
• 111 S. Halsted St., 312-463-9142
• 522 Torrence Ave., 708-868-5669
• 12854 S. Ashland Ave., 708-239-1136
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