Illinois

TB Program Website:
https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/infectious-diseases/tb.html

TB Program Manager
Philip Wegner, BA, BSN, RN, PHN, MPH
Section Chief – HHST (TB/Hepatitis)
Illinois Department of Public Health
525 West Jefferson Street, First Floor, Office #113
Springfield, IL 62702
Office Phone: 217-785-7156
Email: Philip.Wegner@illinois.gov

Northern Region TB Nurse Consultant
Victasha Lewis-Jackson, MPH, BSN, RN
Email: Victasha.Lewis-Jackson@Illinois.gov

Central Region TB Nurse Consultant
Jennifer Chacon, BA, RN
Email: Jennifer.A.Chacon@Illinois.gov

Southern Region TB Nurse Consultant
Nichole Jones, DNP, MBA, RN, CCRN, CRT
Email: Nichole.Jones@Illinois.gov

Interjurisdictional Referral Contact*
*For Interjurisdictional Notifications:  The preferred method is fax.
Rebecca Hambelton
TB Program Specialist
Illinois Department of Public Health
525 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
Phone: 217-785-5371
Fax: 217-524-4515
Email: rebecca.hambelton@illinois.gov

Surveillance Manager
Peter Ward
Surveillance Manager
TB Control Program
Illinois Department of Public Health
525 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
Phone: 217-785-5379
Fax: 217-524-4515
Email: peter.ward@illinois.gov

(Updated 09/2024)