Warming Centers Will Be Open In Oak Lawn During Cold Snap

OAK LAWN, IL — The National Weather Service has issued two cold weather advisories in effect from 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 until noon Monday. Jan. 20, and from 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, to noon Tuesday, Jan. 21, for the Oak Lawn area. Temperatures are expected to plummet to the single digits, with wind chills as low as -25 degrees. The dangerous cold can cause frostbite and hyperthermia within four minutes.

The frigid weather will arrive on Sunday night, with the coldest conditions will be Sunday night through Tuesday morning, the weather service said. Check on your elderly neighbors and if you see someone struggling in the cold on the street, call 911.

The following warming centers will be open in the Oak Lawn area if you need to get out of the cold, or just want to stop burning money in your furnace for a few hours. Monday, Jan. 20, is the federal Martin Luther King. Jr. holiday, so we recommend calling ahead to check to make sure they’re open.

Oak Lawn Pavilion
9401 S. Oak Park Ave.
Sunday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
708-857-2420

Oak Lawn Racquet & Fitness
10444 S. Central Ave,
Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
708-857-2215

Oak Lawn Public Library
9427 S. Raymond Ave.
Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
708-422-4990

Oak Lawn Senior Center
5220 W. 105th St.
Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
708-499-0240

Worth Township Center
11601 S. Pulaski Road, Alsip
Closed Monday for MLK Day,
but will reopen 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday
708-972-7076 or 708-972-7854

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. Some locations may be closed Monday for the federal Martin Luther King holiday. 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.