Is the common cold going around Chicago, Illinois?
Yes. Chicago, Illinois families have logged 3 the common cold reports at local schools and daycares in the past 14 days.
Updated September 15, 2026, based on 7 parent reports in the last 14 days 1472 Chicago schools and daycares tracked
How Chicago parents can tell
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Sneezing and mild cough
- Scratchy throat
- Low-grade fever
Colds spread for the first two to three days, when the runny nose is at its worst.
Everything on this page comes from Chicago parents logging what their kids actually had, stripped of anything identifying. Nothing shows up until at least two families report the same thing, so one sick child never puts a school on the map.
Read the full the common cold guideEverything reported in Chicago (past 14 days)
- Cough4 logs
- Runny nose3 logs
- Sore throat3 logs
Other illnesses in Chicago
Chicago schools and daycares we watch for the common cold
Follow a school to get a heads up the moment the common cold is logged there.
- St. Nicholas Cathedral School
- Family Room
- Kids Academy, LLC
- Luke O'toole Elementary School
- Avalon Park Elementary School
- Evergreen Academy Middle School
- Mariano Azuela Elementary School
- Just Like Grannys Learning Center
- Inspire U Community Center
- Ivy Garden Learning Center
- Children's Land On Belmont Ave., INC.
- Concordia Place
- James B Mcpherson Elementary School
- Out On Faith Learning Center, INC.
- Children's Creative Center
- Christopher House-Uptown
- Centro Infantil Consuelo Lee Corretjer
- Joseph Lovett Elementary School
- Children International Academy
- Family Focus
- It Takes a Village
- Cornerstone Child Care Center
- Early Start Daycare Center
- Drew's Place
Colds in nearby Illinois towns
Know before it reaches your house
Follow your Chicago school and get a heads up when the common cold shows up.