More Than 250 COVID Outbreaks Reported in Illinois Schools – NBC Chicago

More than 250 coronavirus outbreaks have been reported at schools across Illinois, with several involving more than a dozen cases at educational institutions, according to statewide data.

The latest figures from the Illinois Department of Public Health show 257 outbreaks are active at Illinois schools as of Friday, including 31 in Cook County alone.

Ogle, Winnebago, Knox, LaSalle, McLean, Peoria, Mason, Sangamon, St. Clair, Will, DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Cook counties all had increases in school outbreaks over the past seven days, according to the data.

The following Illinois schools are reporting outbreaks of more than 16 cases: East St. Louis Senior High School in St. Clair County, Bunker Hill Schools and Staunton Community USD #6 in Macoupin County, Carlyle School in Clinton County, Okawville Grade School in Washington County and Field School in Cook County.

Though some schools offer case trackers of their own, IDPH releases data each week showing COVID outbreaks from the previous 30 days at schools across the state.

According to the health department, outbreak information is reported once an investigation is considered complete. An outbreak is defined as “those that have been identified by the local health department to have two or more COVID-19 cases who may have a shared exposure on school grounds and are from different households.”

Here is a full list of school outbreaks reported by state officials.

Region 1 (Northwest Illinois):

DeKalb County – 5 outbreaks

Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School (5-10 cases)

Little John Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Sycamore Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Sycamore Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Sycamore Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Ogle County – 10 outbreaks

Highland Elementary School (5-10 cases)

Highland Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Highland Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Mary Morgan Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Meridian Junior High School (Less than 5 cases)

Oregon Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Reagan Middle School (5-10 cases)

Stillman Valley High School (Less than 5 cases)

Stillman Valley High School (Less than 5 cases)

Stillman Valley High School (5-10 cases)

Winnebago County – 2 outbreaks

Durand/Pecatonia Co-Op (5-10 cases)

Hononegah High School (5-10 cases)

Region 2 (West-Central Illinois)

Henry County – 3 outbreaks

Cambridge Elementary School (5-10 cases)

Central Junior High School (Less than 5 cases)

Geneseo High School (Less than 5 cases)

Knox County – 5 outbreaks

Abingdon Avon Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Galesburg High School (5-10 cases)

Hedding Grade School (5-10 cases)

Knoxville High School (Less than 5 cases)

Steele Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

LaSalle County – 7 outbreaks

LaSalle Peru High School (Less than 5 cases)

Leland CUSD 1 (16+ cases)

Lincoln Junior High School (5-10 cases)

Northlawn Junior High (5-10 cases)

Northville Elementary (5-10 cases)

Seneca Grade School (Less than 5 cases)

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School (Less than 5 cases)

Livingston County – 3 outbreaks

Chatsworth School (5-10 cases)

Prairie Central East (5-10 cases)

Saunemin Grade School (5-10 cases)

McLean County – 5 outbreaks

Benjamin Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Bloomington Junior High School (Less than 5 cases)

Hudson Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Ridgeview Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Trinity Lutheran School (Less than 5 cases)

Mercer County – 3 outbreaks

Mercer County High School (5-10 cases)

Mercer County High School (5-10 cases)

Mercer County High School (5-10 cases)

Peoria County – 2 outbreak

St. Jude Catholic School (Less than 5 cases)

St. Philomena School (Less than 5 cases)

Rock Island – 3 outbreaks

Andalusia Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Bicentennial Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Rock Island High School (Less than 5 cases)

Region 3 (West Illinois):

Greene County – 1 outbreak

North Greene Elementary School (5-10 cases)

Logan County – 1 outbreak

Northwest Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Macoupin County – 7 outbreaks

Ben-Gil Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Bunker Hill Schools (16+ cases)

Carlinville High School CUSD #1 (Less than 5 cases)

Gillespie CUSD #7 (Less than 5 cases)

Mount Olive School (Less than 5 cases)

North Macoupin Schools (11-16 cases)

Staunton Community USD #6 (16+ cases)

Mason County – 2 outbreaks

Havana High School (Less than 5 cases)

Midwest Central CUSD #191 (11-16 cases)

Sangamon County – 18 outbreaks

Auburn School Pre-K (Less than 5 cases)

Ball Charter School (5-10 cases)

Chatham High School (Less than 5 cases)

Iles School (Less than 5 cases)

Jefferson Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Lamphier High School (Less than 5 cases)

Pleasant Plains Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Pleasant Plains Middle School (5-10 cases)

Pleasant Plains Middle School (5-10 cases)

Pleasant Plains Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Pleasant Plains Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Scott County – 1 outbreak

Winchester Grade School (5-10 cases)

Region 4 (Southwest Illinois):

Clinton County – 1 outbreak

Carlyle School (16+ cases)

Madison County – 9 outbreaks

Alton Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Central Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

Evangelical School (Less than 5 cases)

Liberty Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Maryville Christian School (Less than 5 cases)

Montessori Children’s House (Less than 5 cases)

St. Mary’s Catholic School (Less than 5 cases)

St. Mary’s School (Less than 5 cases)

Woodland Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

St. Clair County – 10 outbreaks

Annette Officer Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Dr. Katie Harper Wright Elementary (5-10 cases)

East St. Louis Senior High School (16+ cases)

Helen Huffman Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

James Avant School (Less than 5 cases)

Mason Clark Middle School (5-10 cases)

Paul Lawrence Dunbar Christian (Less than 5 cases)

SIUE Charter High School (Less than 5 cases)

Vivian Adams Early Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Wyvetter Younge Alternative Center (Less than 5 cases)

Washington County – 1 outbreak

Okawville Grade School (16+ cases)

Region 5 (South Illinois):

Marion County – 3 outbreaks

Centralia Junior High School (Less than 5 cases)

Iuka Grade School (Less than 5 cases)

Odin High School (Less than 5 cases)

Region 7 (Will, Kankakee counties):

Will County – 18 outbreaks

Beecher Junior High School (Less than 5 cases)

Caretta Scott King Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Cherry Hill School (Less than 5 cases)

Eagle Pointe Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

Eichelberger Elementary School (5-10 cases)

JK Lukancic Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Joliet West High School (Less than 5 cases)

Joliet West High School (5-10 cases)

Mokena Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)  

Mokena Intermediate School (Less than 5 cases)

Nelson Ridge School (Less than 5 cases)

Nelson Ridge School (Less than 5 cases)

Providence Catholic High School (Less than 5 cases)

Reed-Custer Elementary School (5-10 cases)

St. Paul Apostle Catholic School (Less than 5 cases)

Troy Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Troy Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Troy Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Region 8 (DuPage, Kane counties):

DuPage County – 24 outbreaks

Calvary Children’s Center (Less than 5 cases)

Calvary Christian School (Less than 5 cases)

Calvary Christian School (Less than 5 cases)

Calvary Christian School (Less than 5 cases)

Churchill Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Churchill Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Downers Grove North High School (Less than 5 cases)

Downers Grove South High School (Less than 5 cases)

Downers Grove South High School (Less than 5 cases)

Downers Grove South High School (Less than 5 cases)

Glen Hill Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Glenn Westlake Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Glenn Westlake Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Hadley Junior High (Less than 5 cases)

Jackson Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

Jackson Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

Jefferson Junior High School (5-10 cases)

Marklund Day School (5-10 cases)

North Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Owen Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Reskin Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Seventh Day Adventist School (Less than 5 cases)

St. Francis High School (Less than 5 cases)

St. Mary of Gostyn School (Less than 5 cases)

Kane County – 15 outbreaks

Creekside Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

East Aurora School District 131 (Less than 5 cases)

Fox Meadow Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Garfield Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Gary D. Wright Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Grace McWayne Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

Hampshire High School (11-16 cases)

Holy Angels Catholic School (5-10 cases)

Illinois Math and Science Academy (Less than 5 cases)

Kaneland Harter Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Kaneland High School (Less than 5 cases)

Kaneland John Shields Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

Kenyon Woods Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Sleepy Hollow Elementary School (5-10 cases)

Willard Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

Region 9 (McHenry, Lake Counties):  

McHenry County – 15 outbreaks

Chauncey H. Duker School (Less than 5 cases)

Chauncey H. Duker School (5-10 cases)

Conley Elementary School (5-10 cases)

Edgebrook Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Greenwood Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

Hannah Beardsley Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Hannah Beardsley Middle School (5-10 cases)

Harry Jacobs High School (Less than 5 cases)

Johnsburg High School (Less than 5 cases)

Marengo Community High School (Less than 5 cases)

Martin Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Prairie Grove Junior High School (Less than 5 cases)

Spring Grove Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

St John the Baptist School (Less than 5 cases)

Valley View Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Regions 10 and 11 (Cook County):

A. F. Ames Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Ascension School (Less than 5 cases)

Burham School (Less than 5 cases)

Emerson Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Field School (16+ cases)

Franklin Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Glenbrook Elementary School (11-16 cases)

Glenbrook North High School (Less than 5 cases)

Greenbriar School (Less than 5 cases)

High Road School (Less than 5 cases)

Hoffman School (Less than 5 cases)

Indian Grove Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Indian Hill Early Learning Center (Less than 5 cases)

JW Riley Intermediate School (Less than 5 cases)

Lincoln Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Lincoln Middle School (Less than 5 cases)

Longfellow School (Less than 5 cases)

Maine East High School (Less than 5 cases)

Maine East High School (Less than 5 cases)

North Elementary School (Less than 5 cases)

Oak Park River Forest High School (Less than 5 cases)

Palos East Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

Palos East Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

Park Forest-Chicago Heights SD163 (Less than 5 cases)

South Middle School (5-10 cases)

Spring Avenue Elementary (Less than 5 cases)

St. Mary Catholic School (5-10 cases)

Thornridge High School (Less than 5 cases)

Thornwood High School (Less than 5 cases)