Is strep throat going around Chicago, Illinois?
Not right now. No confirmed strep throat 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
- Sudden sore throat without a cough
- Painful swallowing
- Fever over 100.4 F
- Swollen neck glands or white patches on the tonsils
Kids are no longer contagious after 12 to 24 hours on antibiotics, so most schools allow a return the next day.
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 strep throat 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 strep throat
Follow a school to get a heads up the moment strep throat 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
Strep Throat in nearby Illinois towns
Know before it reaches your house
Follow your Chicago school and get a heads up when strep throat shows up.