Is head lice going around West Chicago, Illinois?
Not right now. No confirmed head lice activity has been reported at West 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 17, 2026 15 West Chicago schools and daycares tracked
How West Chicago 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 West 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 head lice guideOther illnesses in West Chicago
West Chicago schools and daycares we watch for head lice
Follow a school to get a heads up the moment head lice is logged there.
- McAuley School
- Pioneer Elementary School
- Saint Mary School
- Wheaton Academy
- Christ the King Seminary
- Trinity Lutheran School
- Gary Elementary School
- Leman Middle School
- Turner Elementary School
- Wegner Elementary School
- Carrie Roundy Kindergarten
- Indian Knoll Elementary School
- West Chicago Community High School
- Norton Creek Elementary School
- Currier Elementary School
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Know before it reaches your house
Follow your West Chicago school and get a heads up when head lice shows up.