Is pink eye going around Chicago, Illinois?
Not right now. No confirmed pink eye 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
- Red or pink eye whites
- Itchy or gritty feeling
- Watery or yellow discharge
- Crusty lashes after sleep
Viral pink eye spreads as long as the eye is watering; most schools ask for 24 hours of drops before a return.
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 pink eye 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 pink eye shows up.