Is head lice going around Highland Park, Illinois?
Not right now. No confirmed head lice activity has been reported at Highland Park, 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 23, 2026 15 Highland Park schools and daycares tracked
How Highland Park parents can tell
- Persistent scalp itching
- Tickling feeling in the hair
- Tiny white eggs near the scalp
- Red bumps on the neck or behind the ears
Lice do not jump or fly. They pass through head-to-head contact and shared hats or brushes.
Everything on this page comes from Highland Park 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.
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Highland Park schools and daycares we watch for head lice
Follow a school to get a heads up the moment head lice is logged there.
- Ravinia Nursery School
- Northwood Jr. High School
- Immaculate Conception School
- Highland Park High School
- Ravinia Elementary School
- Sherwood Elementary School
- North Shore Academy
- Red Oak Elementary School
- Edgewood Middle School
- Wayne Thomas Elementary School
- Indian Trail Elementary School
- Elm Place School
- Braeside Elementary School
- Green Bay School
- George W Lutz Family Center
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Know before it reaches your house
Follow your Highland Park school and get a heads up when head lice shows up.