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 September 15, 2026, based on 7 parent reports in the last 14 days 1472 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 guide

Everything reported in Chicago (past 14 days)

  • Cough4 logs
  • Runny nose3 logs
  • Sore throat3 logs
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Chicago schools and daycares we watch for hand, foot, and mouth disease

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