Free N95 Masks Available At Meijer: Find One Near New Lenox

NEW LENOX, 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 the Meijer location 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.

Meijer has locations throughout the southwest suburbs, including:

• 11305 Lincoln Highway in Mokena.
• 15701 71st Court in Orland Park.
• 14169 S. Bell Road in Homer Glen.
• 3800 Vollmer Road in Flossmoor.
• 755 E. Boughton Road in Bolingbrook.
• 225 N. Weber Road in Bolingbrook.
• 9200 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park.
• 13521 Illinois Route 59 in Plainfield.

Walgreens' locations are expected to begin distributing the free masks starting Friday, according to a report on CNN.

For more information on the free N95 masks, visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' website.