Photos: SHIELD Illinois COVID-19 testing at Mendota High School

Matel Gonzalez, of Mendota, spits saliva into a COVID-19 test tube in the auditorium at Mendota High School on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Each Friday, the auditorium will be the site of the SHIELD Illinois COVID-19 community testing. Testing is free and open to the public (not just Mendota residents) and will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. each Friday. Anyone wishing to be tested should enter through the auditorium doors. Appointments can be made online at Portal.shieldillinois.com and type agency code: df5brbrjAdditional (Scott Anderson)