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The Cook County Sheriff’s Prescription Drug Take Back Program partners with government, community organizations, health organizations and other not-for profit groups to hold community prescription drug take back events throughout the year.
We ordinarily schedule events throughout the week 8:00 am to 12:00 p.m. We will provide a sworn officer and a secure collection box for the event.
We can help craft promotional material for an event.
Let us help publicize the event through our web page and through our Partners network.
Once you fill out the event form linked to the button above, it will automatically transmit your request to the Sheriff’s Prescription Drug Take Back Program. Our staff will contact you at the email address that you provided in your submitted Event Form. Thank you.
Upcoming events are shown in the table below:
Day | Date | Time | Location | City / Village | Sponsor | Type |
Saturday | 2/15/2025 | 9am-12pm | Reduce Waste Chicago 5200 N Ashland | Chicago, IL | Pop Up Collection | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Friday | 2/28/2025 | 12pm-2pm | Lakeview YMCA 3333 N Marshfield | Chicago, IL | Commissioner Degnen (Cook County 12th District) | Informative (no collections) |
Saturday | 3/22/2025 | 9am -12pm | Dearborn Park 932 S. Dearborn St. | Chicago, IL | 4th Ward City of Chicago Alderman Lamont Robinson | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Saturday | 3/29/2025 | 9am -12pm | NEIU EL Centro Campus 3300 N Avondale | Chicago, IL | Illinois State Rep. Andrade | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Saturday | 4/5/2025 | 9am-12pm | Miller Meadows 1st. Av, South of Roosevelt Rd | Forest Park, IL | 3rd Annual Trash Bash | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 4/12/2025 | 9am-12pm | “Go Parking Lot” 1258 N. State Parkway | Chicago, IL | Alderman Brian Hopkins (City of Chicago 2nd Ward) | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Saturday | 4/12/2025 | 9am-12pm | Palatine Township 721 S Quentin Rd | Palatine, IL | Palatine Township | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 4/19/2025 | 9am-12pm | Bremen Township 15350 Oak Park Av. | Oak Forest, IL | Bremen Township “E Waste” | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Saturday | 4/19/2025 | 11am-2pm | Forestry Lot 5333 N Western | Chicago, IL | 40th Ward City of Chicago Alderman Andre Vasquez | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Saturday | 4/26/2025 | 9am-12pm | 25930 Cottage Grove | Crete, IL | Barb Doorman | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 4/26/2025 | 9am-12pm | Dan Ryans Woods – 87th St. & Western | Chicago, IL | Cook County Forest Preserve Trash Bash | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Wednesday | 5/7/2025 | 9am-12pm | 3rd Ward Office 5046 S. State St. | Chicago, IL | Alderman Pat Dowell (City of Chicago 3rd Ward) Resource Fair | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Thursday | 5/15/2025 | 10am-2pm | Pullman Community Center 10355 S Woodlawn | Chicago, IL | “Summer Clean Out Fair” Alderman Anthony Beale (9th Ward City of Chicago) | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Saturday | 5/31/2025 | 9am-11am | 5515 N River Road | Rosemont, IL | Bradley Stephens | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Saturday | 5/31/2025 | 9am-11am | 80 N Orchard | Park Forest, IL | Barb Doorman | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 5/31/2025 | 10a-2pm | Leyden Township 2501 Manheim Road | Franklin Park, IL | Leyden Township | Prescription Drugs Only |
Saturday | 6/14/2025 | 9am-11am | Crosswinds Church 10835 S Pulaski Rd | Chicago, IL | Alderman Matt O’Shea (City of Chicago 19th Ward) Shred/Script Event | Prescription Drugs |
Saturday | 6/28/2025 | 9am-11am | 3231 Chicago Road | Steger, IL | Barb Doorman | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 7/19/2025 | 9am -12pm | NEIU EL Centro Campus 3300 N Avondale | Chicago, IL | Illinois State Rep. Andrade | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Saturday | 7/26/2025 | 9am-11am | 3140 Enterprise Park Av | South Chicago Heights, IL | Barb Doorman | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 8/16/2025 | 9am-12pm | Insight Hospital (parking lot) 2525 S. Prairie Av | Chicago, IL | Alderman Lamont J. Robinson (4th Ward City of Chicago) | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 8/23/2025 | 9am-11am | 80 N Orchard | Park Forest, IL | Barb Doorman | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 9/6/2025 | 9am-11am | 5515 N River Road | Rosemont, IL | Bradley Stephens | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 9/6/2025 | 9am-11am | Crosswinds Church 10835 S Pulaski Rd | Chicago, IL | Alderman Matt O’Shea (City of Chicago 19th Ward) Shred/Script Event | Prescription Drugs |
Saturday | 9/13/2025 | 9am-12pm | Palatine Township 721 S Quentin Rd | Palatine, IL | Palatine Township | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 9/20/2025 | 9am-12pm | Olympia Fields Park District 20712 Western Ave | Olympia Fields, IL | Olympia Fields, IL | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 9/27/2025 | 9am-11am | Village of Richton Park 4455 Sauk Trail | Richton Park, IL | Barb Doorman | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |
Saturday | 9/27/2025 | 9am -12pm | Albany Bank 3400 W Lawrence | Chicago, IL | Illinois State Rep. Andrade | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Saturday | 9/27/2025 | 9am-12pm | Bunken Hill – West Harts, Road, Southwest of Touhy Ave | Nile, IL | Cook County Forest Preserve Trash Bash | Prescription Drugs/Electronics |
Saturday | 10/25/2025 | 9am-11am | 80 N Orchard | Park Forest, IL | Barb Doorman | Prescription Drugs/Electronics/Paper |