06/23/2025
Temperatures this high can be dangerous. Stay hydrated and cool!
The heat wave continues!
All Community Service Centers and Senior Centers will be open as Cooling Centers from Monday through Friday this week, including our 15 satellite Senior Centers: chicago.gov/seniors
Residents looking for additional Cooling Center options this weekend can find relief in one of the City’s 79 Chicago Public Library locations, seven City Colleges of Chicago main campus locations, 43 Chicago Park District fieldhouses, as well as pools and 143 splash pads located throughout the city — visit www.chicagoparkdistrict.com for more information. The Chicago Police Department’s 22 district stations are also available 24 hours for relief from the heat and to be connected with shelter.
For a full list of Cooling Center locations, visit data.cityofchicago.org/.../Cooling.../cj7n-sh49.
For shelter placement, to find the nearest cooling center, and for well-being checks for seniors and unhoused neighbors, call 3-1-1.
For more information on how to stay cool in hot weather, a list of all cooling centers and other resources, please visit DFSS's Cooling Areas web page: www.chicago.gov/.../svcs/dfss_cooling_centers.html. There, you'll also find "Beat the Heat!" flyers packed with helpful information, available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Korean, Polish and Urdu.