Is hand, foot, and mouth disease going around Chicago, Illinois?
Not right now. No confirmed hand, foot, and mouth disease 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 August 1, 2026 1093 Chicago schools and daycares tracked
How Chicago parents can tell
- Mild fever and fussiness
- Painful mouth sores
- Red spots or blisters on hands and feet
- Drooling or refusing to eat
It is most contagious in the first week, but the virus can stay in stool for weeks, which is why daycares see long runs of it.
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 hand, foot, and mouth disease guideEverything reported in Chicago (past 14 days)
- Cough8 logs
- Fever6 logs
- Common cold5 logs
- Runny nose4 logs
- Diarrhea3 logs
- Loss of appetite2 logs
- Sore throat2 logs
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Know before it reaches your house
Follow your Chicago school and get a heads up when hand, foot, and mouth disease shows up.