Black Health

Community Health Centers in Illinois

490 federally funded community health centers and sliding-scale clinics across Illinois. All accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

Cities in Illinois

Chicago (195) Aurora (12) East Saint Louis (11) Springfield (11) Peoria (9) Belleville (8) Carbondale (7) Elgin (7) Chicago Heights (6) Oak Park (6) Quincy (6) Rockford (6) Champaign (5) Joliet (5) Addison (4) Carterville (4) Decatur (4) Waukegan (4) Alton (3) Berwyn (3) Bloomington (3) Bolingbrook (3) Carlinville (3) Harvey (3) Skokie (3) Anna (2) Arlington Heights (2) Benton (2) Blue Island (2) Bunker Hill (2) Cairo (2) Carmi (2) Carol Stream (2) Cicero (2) Des Plaines (2) Du Quoin (2) East Alton (2) Evanston (2) Galesburg (2) Gillespie (2)

All clinics (490)

Community Health Centers in Illinois

Illinois's community health centers are part of the national network of roughly 1,400 HRSA-funded Section 330 grantees that served more than 30 million patients in 2023. Every center on this page is legally required to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and to offer a sliding-fee discount based on household income.

For Black patients in Illinois, FQHCs fill a critical gap left by commercial primary care: they staff Medicaid navigators, run in-house 340B pharmacies, provide on-site dental and behavioral health care, and offer enabling services like transportation and translation. Many Illinois centers specialize in serving historically underserved Black communities and have Black-majority clinical staff.

Not seeing what you need? Check nearby states via the national directory, or verify hours and current services directly with the center before you visit — FQHC schedules can shift with grant cycles.