Is COVID-19 going around Chicago, Illinois?

Not right now. No confirmed COVID-19 activity has been reported at Chicago, Illinois schools and daycares in the past 14 days. That can mean it is quiet, or simply that nobody nearby has logged it yet.

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

  • Fever or chills
  • Cough and congestion
  • Sore throat
  • Headache or fatigue

Most kids are past the contagious stretch about five days after symptoms start, with improving symptoms and no fever.

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 COVID-19 guide

Everything reported in Chicago (past 14 days)

  • Cough4 logs
  • Runny nose3 logs
  • Sore throat3 logs
See the full Chicago health picture

Other illnesses in Chicago

Chicago schools and daycares we watch for COVID-19

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COVID in nearby Illinois towns

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