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Alsip-Crestwood Cooling Centers Open Saturday Through Monday To Beat The Heat
Here's some information to survive the excessive heat, including Alsip and Crestwood cooling centers and where to report a power outage.
ALSIP-CRESTWOOD, IL — Get ready, because it’s going to feel like H-E-double hockey sticks all weekend. An excessive heat warning for the Chicago area, has been issued for Saturday, June 21 through midnight Monday, June 23, as heat index values over 100 degrees and “hot and humid” weather are expected starting on Saturday.
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 up 90s and low 80s in the evening, according to the National Weather Service.
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.
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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 Alsip and Crestwood:
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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.
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
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.
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 via text and social media
You can also track outages via the outage map, which will give you an estimated restore time
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