Overdose-Reversing Drug Distribution Box Added In Plainfield

PLAINFIELD, IL — The life-saving, overdose-reversing drug Naloxone can now be found in a distribution box recently installed in Plainfield, the Will County Health Department announced Tuesday.

Eleven additional red distribution boxes were added across Will County, for a total of 29. In Plainfield, a distribution box can now be found at the Plainfield Police Department, 14300 Coil Plus Drive.

Making the red boxes accessible to all communities is a "high priority" of the Will County Health Department, officials said.

"Besides the Naloxone Red Distribution Boxes, we are working with the public libraries that as of January 1 are required to keep naloxone on hand at all times," Kathleen Burke, behavioral health community coordinator for the Will County Health Department, said in a statement. "We also support our schools that are required to maintain a supply of Naloxone. In 2025 Will County reduced the number of opioid overdose deaths by 55 percent. Our strategy is working, and we are seeing results."

Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a medication designed to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose. It binds to opioid receptors in the brain and can reverse and block the effects of opioids. It can begin working within minutes to restore breathing and consciousness and save a life.

Residents will see a change in product boxes as the Naloxone was switched to a generic brand, Padagis, provided by the state. The box looks different, but the product works the same, officials said.

The drug is available through the Illinois Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Program free of charge to all individuals in Will County.

Besides in Plainfield, this is where locals can find the Naloxone distribution boxes across Will County:

• Fossil Ridge Library (386 W. Kennedy Road, Braidwood)
• Braidwood City Hall (141 W. Main St., Braidwood)
• Homer Township Public Library (14320 W 151st St., Homer Glen)
• University of St. Francis Main Campus (500 Wilcox St., Joliet)
• University of St. Francis St. Clare Campus (1550 Plainfield Road, Joliet)
• New Lenox Village Hall (1 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox)
• Wilmington Park District (315 N. Water St., Wilmington)
• Wilmington Police Department (129 Robert P. Weidling Drive, Wilmington)
• Will County Health Department North Branch (330 Quadrangle Drive, Bolingbrook)
• Peotone Public Library (515 N. First St., Peotone)
• Three boxes at Lewis University, (1 University Parkway, Romeoville)
• Recovery Community Center of Joliet (105 McDonough St., Joliet)
• DuPage Township Food Pantry (719 Parkwood Drive, Romeoville)
• Beecher Police Department (250 W. Church Road, Beecher)
• Provision Market Food Pantry (5430 W. Main St., Monee)
• Northern Illinois Food Pantry (171 S. Larkin Ave., Joliet)
• Frankfort Public Library District (21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, Frankfort)
• Will County Health Department Main Office (501 Ella Ave., Joliet)
• Will County Community Health Center (1106 Neal Ave., Joliet)
• Will County Health Department Northern Branch Office (323 Quadrangle Drive, Bolingbrook)
• Will County Court House (100 W. Jefferson St., Joliet)
• Will County Office Building (302 N. Chicago St., Joliet)
• Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County (1300 Copperfield Ave., Joliet)
• White Oak Library District – Crest Hill Branch (20670 City Center Blvd., Crest Hill)
• White Oak Library District – Lockport Branch (121 E. 8th St., Lockport)
• White Oak Library District – Romeoville Branch (201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville)