Arctic Cold To Freeze Alsip-Crestwood: Where To Find Warming Centers

ALSIP-CRESTWOOD, IL – Arctic cold will hit the Chicagoland starting Thursday night, according to forecasters, with lows dropping below zero in some areas.

Extreme cold will move into the Chicago region during the overnight hours Thursday into Friday, bringing dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 to 35 below zero expected. The National Weather Service has issued an “extreme cold warning” in effect from 3 a.m. to noon Friday, with a cold weather advisory in effect for the rest of the weekend.

Check on your elderly neighbors and loved ones. Keep your pets indoors as much as possible and layer up. If you see someone struggling in the street, call 911.

The following warming centers will be open in the Alsip-Crestwood area if you need to get out of the cold, or just want to stop burning money in your furnace for a few hours.

Worth Township Center
11601 S. Pulaski Road, Alsip
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
708-972-7076 or 708-972-7854

Crestwood Recreation and Wellness Center
5331 W. 135th St., Crestwood
Will be available during regular business hours as
a warming center, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday though Thursday, and
5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Call 911 if you need assistance in the cold.

Andrew Biela Senior Center
4545 Midlothian Turnpike, Crestwood
The senior center will be available as
a warming center during regular
business hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Tuesday through Friday.
Call 911 if you need assistance in the cold.

Crestwood Public Library
4955 W. 135th St.
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library
11960 S. Pulaski Road, Alsip
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cook County Warming Centers

Cook County warming centers will provide water and snacks, as well as access to restrooms. Residents can bring pets in cages or carriers. If you do not have a cage or carrier, there will be a limited number available at each courthouse location. Click here for a complete list of suburban Cook warming centers.

Louis Viverito Senior Center
7745 S. Leamington Ave., Burbank
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
708-636-8850

Bremen Township
16361 S. Kedzie Ave., Markham
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Calumet Township
12633 S. Ashland Ave., Calumet Park
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.