Is the common cold going around Springfield, Illinois?

Not right now. No confirmed the common cold activity has been reported at Springfield, 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 3, 2026 21 Springfield schools and daycares tracked

How Springfield parents can tell

  • Runny or stuffy nose
  • Sneezing and mild cough
  • Scratchy throat
  • Low-grade fever

Colds spread for the first two to three days, when the runny nose is at its worst.

Everything on this page comes from Springfield 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 the common cold guide

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