Arctic Cold To Freeze Palos: Where To Find Warming Centers

PALOS, 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 Palos area if you need to get out of the cold, or just want to stop burning money in your furnace for a few hours.

Palos Park Metra Station
123rd Street and 82nd Avenue
Will be open 24/7 IF NEEDED as a warming center. The train station will be staffed by Palos Park police officers during off hours. Palos Park PD are also conducting senior well-being checks.

Palos Park Recreation Center
8901 W. 123rd St.
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
708-671-3760

Palos Heights Recreation Center
6601 W 127th St.
Monday through Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
708-361-1807
Any resident in need of assistance can call 911

Palos Hills Community Center
8455 W. 103rd St.
Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Call 911 if you need assistance and the
Palos Hills police station will open it any other time
for access if needed.

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.