Oak Lawn-Hometown Cooling Centers Open, 110 Heat Index Possible

OAK LAWN-HOMETOWN, IL — A heat wave returns to the south suburbs with peak heat index values of 110 degrees expected for Monday. Residents are reminded that cooling centers are available in Oak Lawn and Hometown if needed.

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning (changed from a heat watch Sunday) in effect through 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 for the area. Temperatures will start to increase on Saturday, which will have a high of 90. There is a chance of storms on Saturday night into Sunday, according to the weather service.

Sunday will have a high of 90 with peak heat index values of 95; Monday will have a high of 96 with peak values of 110; and Tuesday will have a high of 94 with peak heat index values of 105.
The combination of high temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat-related illnesses are possible. Expect afternoon highs in the mid to upper 90s and low 80s in the evening.

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, don’t have air, or just want to give your electric bill a break, here are cooling centers where you can go to beat the heat around Oak Lawn and Hometown:

Oak Lawn Public Library
9427 Raymond Avenue
Mon-Thu 9am-9pm; Fri & Sat 9am-5pm; library is closed Sunday during the summer.

Oak Lawn Park District Pavilion
9401 Oak Park Avenue
Monday-Thursday 6am-11pm; Friday 6am-10pm;
Sat & Sun 7am-10pm

Oak Lawn Racquet and Fitness Club
10444 South Central
Mon & Wed 6am-11pm; Tue, Thu & Fri 6am-10pm; Sat 7am-9pm; Sun 7am-8pm
Johnson-Phelps VFW Post #5220
9514 S. 52nd Ave. Oak Lawn, IL
Mon - Sat Noon-10PM
Sun Noon-9PM

Hometown Public Library
4331 Southwest Highway

Hometown City Hall
4331 Southwest Highway

Illinois Department of Human Services
3301 Wireton Rd. Blue Island

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

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 an 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