What to expect
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Access
- Appointment required
- Cost
- Free
The sites on this page test free or at low cost, and walk-in rapid testing is the fastest answer. If you would rather test at home, a self-pay kit is a private option:
Everlywell
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Where to go next
If Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center is closed, full, or too far, these are your alternatives in Chicago and across Illinois.
Other testing sites in Chicago
UIC Mile Square Health Center — Roosevelt Clinic
Chicago, IL • 0.5 mi away
Rapid test Sliding scale Black-community anchorAIDS Foundation Chicago — Program Office
Chicago, IL • 2.1 mi away
Free Black-community anchorProject VIDA (Violence, Infection, Drugs & Alcohol) — Little Village
Chicago, IL • 3.1 mi away
Rapid test FreeChicago Department of Public Health — Lakeview STI Specialty Clinic
Chicago, IL • 4.5 mi away
Rapid test FreeClinics, clinicians, and coverage
168 community health centers in Chicago
Sliding-scale primary care, HIV testing, and PrEP in this city.
41 Black clinicians in Chicago
Our directory of Black clinicians, with distance and telehealth filters.
All 430 community health centers in Illinois
Federally qualified health centers test for HIV, prescribe PrEP, and charge on a sliding scale. No insurance required.
76 Black clinicians in Illinois
Filter by specialty and insurance to find someone taking new patients.
Medicaid in Illinois
Medicaid pays for PrEP, HIV testing, and treatment. Check whether you qualify and how to apply.