Community residents looking to escape the heat are welcome at cooling centers are available, throughout suburban Cook County. A list of cooling centers in or near the 14th District is provided below. Be sure to call before going to a listed cooling center to make sure it is open.

Additionally, all communities in suburban Cook County have a local senior service agency that can help with cooling and other issues. Older adults and their caregivers can call AgeOptions for information on avoiding heat-related illness, and to find their local agency. Please call AgeOptions at (708) 383-0258, (800) 699-9043 or (708) 524-1653 (TTY).

Barrington Township
201 Spring Street in Barrington
847-304-3300

Maine Township
1700 Ballard Avenue in Park Ridge
847-297-2510
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

New Trier Township
739 Elm Street in Winnetka
(847) 446-8202
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Niles Township
5255 Main Street in Skokie
847-673-9300
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Northfield Township
3801 W Lake Ave in Glenview
(847) 724-8300
Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

Palatine Township

721 South Quentin Road
Palatine
847-358-6700
Monday-Friday 8:30am-4pm

Schaumburg Township
1 Illinois Boulevard in Hoffman Estates
847-884-0030
Monday-Friday 8:30am-10pm

Wheeling Township
1616 North Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Heights
847-259-7730
Monday-Friday 9am-4pm

 

For a complete list of cooling centers, please visit the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s website.