Health & Fitness
Free N95 Masks Available At Meijer Stores: Find One Near Oswego
Meijer, with a location in Oswego, became one of the first chains in the Midwest to begin offering the free N95 masks Monday.
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OSWEGO, IL — Meijer grocery stores across Illinois are among the first to begin handing out free N95 masks as part of the federal government's program to distribute 400 million of the masks.
Patch confirmed that Meijer in Mokena had the masks available as of Monday afternoon, but representatives for the company said supplies were running out fast.
The masks are located in the front of the stores. People need only walk up to the table to receive up to three free masks per person. No identification is needed for the masks, a Meijer representative told Patch.
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Meijer has locations throughout the suburbs, including:
- 2700 Route 34 in Oswego
- 808 N Route 59 in Aurora
- 815 S. Randall Road in Elgin
- 855 S. Randall Road in St. Charles
- 13521 Illinois Route 59 in Plainfield
- 755 E. Boughton Road in Bolingbrook
- 225 N. Weber Road in Bolingbrook
- 11305 Lincoln Highway in Mokena
- 15701 71st Court in Orland Park
- 14169 S. Bell Road in Homer Glen
- 3800 Vollmer Road in Flossmoor
- 9200 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park
Walgreens' locations are expected to begin distributing the free masks starting Friday, Patch reported.
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