Where To Find Cooling Centers In Alsip And Crestwood: Extreme Heat Advisory Issued

ALSIP-CRESTWOOD, IL—Our relatively cool start to summer has turned into Hell’s Front Porch overnight as a massive heat dome builds over the Chicago region.

The National Weather Service has issued an EXTREME HEAT WARNING in effect through 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 1. Heat indices are expected to be over 100 degrees throughout the week.

The one-two punch of high heat and humidity could create a dangerous situation in which heat-related illnesses are possible.

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Check on elderly and disabled family and friends and neighbors. Have plenty of water on hand for your pets and keep them inside or in a shaded shelter. Call 911 if you think someone needs a well-being check, and you can’t get there yourself, or if you see someone struggling on the street.

If your power goes out, your air conditioner breaks, you don’t have air, or you just want to give your electric bill a break, here are cooling centers where you can go to beat the heat around :

• Alsip Village Hall, 4500 W. 123rd St. Alsip, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Air-conditioned seating in the Village Boardroom and clean drinking water. Non-emergency police: 708-385-6131; Village Hall main line: 708-385-6902.
• 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.; closed Sunday.
• Crestwood Recreation and Wellness Center
  5331 W. 135th St.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.
• Biela Senior Center
  4545 Midlothian Turnpike, Crestwood
  9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
  After hours, call 9-1-1 or come to the
  Crestwood police station and officers
  will give you a ride
• .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
• Worth Township Center
  11601 S. Pulaski Road, Alsip
  Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, closed Friday. People should provide their own transportation, unless registered for senior transportation service.
• Illinois Department of Human Services
  3301 Wireton Rd., Blue Island

The magnitude of anticipated heat, combined with oppressive warmth at night, will lead to hazardous conditions, particularly for the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions.

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in air-conditioned rooms, and stay out of the sun.

Other area cooling centers:

The Cook County Department of Homeland Security also has a list of cooling centers for suburban Cook County and the City of Chicago, which may open on a 24/7 basis if needed.

Residents are advised to call ahead to make sure the cooling center is open. Government offices will be closed Friday, July 3 for the Fourth of July holiday.

If you have an outage, you can report your electric outage online, including on your smartphone or tablet. Or, if you prefer, call ComEd 24/7 at 1-800-Edison-1 (1-800-334-7661). You may also use one of these methods to report and/or track an outage.

• Report a power outage online
• Report an outage via text and social media
• You can also track outages via the outage map, which will give you an estimated restore time.