Alsip-Crestwood Cooling Centers Open During Extreme Heat

ALSIP-CRESTWOOD, IL -- It’s going to be a scorcher this weekend, with a dangerous combination of heat and humidity predicted for the Chicago area. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch in effect from Saturday, June 16, to Monday, June 18.

Please check on elderly family members and neighbors. If think someone might be in endanger, or notice someone in trouble in the public way, call 911 and request a well being check.

If your power goes out, your AC is broke, or if you don’t have or can’t afford to run your air conditioner, here are cooling centers where you can go to beat the heat around the Alsip-Crestwood area:

Crestwood Recreation and Wellness Center
5331 W. 135th St., Crestwood
Monday-Thursday, 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.;
Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Crestwood Public Library
4955 W. 135th St.
Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Sunday

Alsip Village Hall
4500 W. 123rd St.

Alsip-Merrionette Park Library
11960 South Pulaski Road, Alsip
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.

Illinois Department of Human Services
3301 Wireton Rd. Blue Island