6/25/2009
With temperatures soaring this week, Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is urging Illinoisans to take advantage of more than 120 state facilities that serve as cooling centers. The cooling centers provide Illinoisans a place to stay cool and
comfortable during the scorching hot days of summer. The cooling centers are located at IDHS offices throughout the state and the seven Illinois Tollway Oases in Chicago. They will be open to the public during regular business hours so anyone seeking
refuge from the heat has a cool place to go when the temperature climbs.
"As the temperatures climb into the 90s this week, many low-income Illinoisans have no air conditioning in their homes or no other cool place to go to escape the heat," (IDHS) Secretary Carol L. Adams Ph.D. "The cooling centers offer a welcoming and
safe environment to cool off during the hottest part of the day."
More information on the state's cooling centers is available by calling the IDHS toll-free hotline (800-843-6154).
Seniors are also at risk during extremely hot weather and the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) provides Summer Tips to seniors statewide through its network of Area Agencies on Aging. Working with its partners in the Aging Network, IDoA provides
materials outlining dangers associated with the summer weather, performs well-being checks on vulnerable seniors, provides cooling centers at senior centers, adult day service centers and nutrition sites as well as extended hours and transportation as
requested.
Seniors are at an increased risk especially if they take certain medications, drink alcohol, lack proper nutrition or who have conditions such as arthritis, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. During heat emergencies, seniors are
urged to contact their local Area Agencies on Aging or the Senior HelpLine (800-252-8966) for assistance with locating senior centers, adult day service sites and other familiar buildings that serve as cooling centers.
"I encourage everyone to check on older adults to make sure they are cool and comfortable, because the heat and humidity can be very dangerous for the aging population," said Charles D. Johnson, Director of the Illinois Department on
Aging.
IDHS offices used as cooling centers are local family resources centers, tollway oases and rehabilitation services offices:
Local Family Community Resource Center offices
Office Name |
Office Address |
City |
Cook County - Austin |
408 North Laramie Avenue |
Chicago |
Cook County - Calumet Park |
831 West 119th Street |
Chicago |
Cook County - Englewood |
5323 South Western Avenue |
Chicago |
Cook County - Garfield |
500 North Pulaski Road |
Chicago |
Cook County - Humboldt Park |
2753 West North Avenue |
Chicago |
Cook County - Lower North |
2650 West Fulton Street |
Chicago |
Cook County - Michigan |
70 East 21st Street |
Chicago |
Cook County - Northwest |
4105 West Chicago Avenue |
Chicago |
Cook County - Oakland |
610 West Root Street |
Chicago |
Cook County - Park Manor |
1642 West 59th Street |
Chicago |
Cook County - Roseland |
11203 S. Ellis Street |
Chicago |
Cook County - South Suburban |
3301 Wireton |
Blue Island |
Cook County - Southeast |
8001 South Cottage Grove Avenue |
Chicago |
Cook County - Western |
3910 West Ogden |
Chicago |
Cook County - Wicker Park |
1279 North Milwaukee |
Chicago |
Cook County - Woodlawn |
915 East 63rd Street |
Chicago |
Cook County - West Suburban |
2701 West Lake Street |
Melrose Park |
Cook County - Northern |
8020 St. Louis Avenue |
Skokie |
Adams County |
300 Maine Street |
Quincy |
Alexander County |
1401 Washington Avenue |
Cairo |
Boone County |
2090 Pearl Street |
Belvidere |
Calhoun County |
807 West Main Street |
Hardin |
Carroll County |
820 South Mill Road |
Mt. Carroll |
Cass County |
300 East Second Street |
Beardstown |
Champaign County |
801 North Walnut Street |
Champaign |
Christian County |
1100 North Cheney |
Taylorville |
Clark County |
315 South 14th Street |
Marshall |
Clay County |
850 Bryant Street |
Louisville |
Clinton County |
1130 12th Street |
Carlyle |
Coles County |
119 West State Street |
Charleston |
Cumberland County |
200 South Indiana |
Toledo |
Crawford County |
1110 North Allen Street |
Robinson |
Dekalb County |
1629 Afton Road |
Sycamore |
Dewitt County |
1275 Route 54E |
Clinton |
Douglas County |
207 East Ficklin |
Tuscola |
DuPage County |
146 W. Roosevelt Road |
Villa Park |
Edgar County |
11773 Illinois Highway 1 |
Paris |
Effingham County |
925 East Fayette Ave. |
Effingham |
Greene County |
145 Walnut Street |
Carrollton |
Fayette County |
228 West Johnson Street |
Vandalia |
Franklin County |
1602 North Main Street |
Benton |
Fulton County |
1329 North Main Street |
Lewiston |
Gallatin County |
9525 Gold Hill Road |
Shawneetown |
Hamilton County |
Route 14 East |
McLeansboro |
Hancock County |
2005 East US Highway 136 |
Carthage |
Jackson County |
342 North Street |
Murphysboro |
Jasper County |
910 South Van Buren Street |
Newton |
Jefferson County |
333 Potomac Boulevard |
Mt. Vernon |
Jersey County |
110 North Jefferson Street |
Jerseyville |
JoDaviess County |
708 South West Street |
Galena |
Kane County |
361 Old Indian Trail |
Aurora |
Kane County |
600 South State Street |
Elgin |
Kankakee County |
285 N. Schuyler Avenue |
Kankakee |
Kendall County |
1304 Game Farm Road |
Yorkville |
Knox County |
477 East Main Street |
Galesburg |
Lake County |
3235 West Belvidere |
Park City |
LaSalle County |
700 Centennial Drive |
Ottawa |
Lawrence County |
R.R. 1, Box 418 |
Lawrenceville |
Logan County |
1550 Fourth Ave. |
Lincoln |
Macon County |
707 East Wood Street |
Decatur |
Macoupin County |
340 East Wilson |
Carlinville |
Madison County |
608 West St. Louis Avenue |
East Alton |
Madison County |
1925 Madison Avenue |
Granite City |
Marion County |
800 South Locust Street |
Centralia |
Massac County |
2301 Metropolis Street |
Metroplis |
McHenry County |
2215 Lake Shore Drive |
Woodstock |
McLean County |
501 West Washington |
Bloomington |
Montgomery County |
210 East Fairground Ave. |
Hillsboro |
Morgan County |
45-47 S. Central Park Plaza |
Jacksonville |
Moultrie County |
625 South Hamilton Street |
Sullivan |
Ogle County |
106 North Second Street |
Oregon |
Peoria County |
2301 N.E. Adams Street |
Peoria |
Perry County |
314 North Maple Street |
DuQuoin |
Piatt County |
4012 Bear Lane |
Monticello |
Pike County |
201 North Mississippi |
Pittsfield |
Pope County |
106 North Market Street |
Golconda |
Pulaski County |
422 South Blanche Street |
Mounds |
Randolph Street |
870 Lehmen Drive |
Chester |
Richland County |
1406 Martin Street |
Olney |
Rock Island County |
2821 Fifth Street |
Rock Island |
Saline County |
320 East Raymond Street |
Harrisburg |
Sangamon County |
100 S. Martin Luther King Drive |
Springfield |
Schuyler County |
111 East Washington Street |
Rushville |
Shelby County |
610 West Main Street |
Shelbyville |
St. Clair County |
1220 Centreville Avenue |
Belleville |
St. Clair County |
225 North 9th Street |
East St. Louis |
Stephenson County |
1631 South Galena Avenue |
Freeport |
Tazewell County |
200 South Second Street |
Pekin |
Vermilion County |
220 South Bowman Avenue |
Danville |
Wabash County |
229 West 2nd Street |
Mt. Carmel |
Wayne County |
215 S.E. 3rd Street |
Fairfield |
White County |
1112 Oak Street |
Carmi |
Whiteside County |
2605 Woodlawn Road |
Sterling |
Will County |
45 E. Webster Street |
Joliet |
Williamson County |
1107 West DeYoung |
Marion |
Winnebago County |
1111 North Avon Street |
Rockford |
Division of Rehabilitation Services Cooling Centers
Office Address |
Office City |
1000 N. Main Street, P.O. Box 585 |
Anna |
715 Algonquin Road, Suite A |
Arlington Heights |
888 South Edgelawn Drive, Suite 1771 |
Aurora |
601 S. High Street |
Belleville |
Route 37 North P. O. Box 848 |
Benton |
207 South Prospect Rd |
Bloomington |
309 E. Jackson |
Carbondale |
1307 North Mattis |
Champaign |
8840 South Stony Island |
Chicago |
8600 South Pulaski |
Chicago |
6200 North Hiawatha, Suite 300 |
Chicago |
7600 S. Pulaski |
Chicago |
1151 S. Wood |
Chicago |
10 West 35th Street 4th Floor |
Chicago |
1279 N. Milwaukee Avenue |
Chicago |
743 N. Pulaski |
Chicago |
1010 Dixie Highway 4th Floor |
Chicago Heights |
407 N. Franklin Suite A |
Danville |
1065 West Pershing |
Decatur |
1330 Oakwood Drive |
Dekalb |
2901 Finley Avenue Suite 109 |
Downers Grove |
606 W St. Louis Avenue |
East Alton |
601 James R. Thompson Blvd, Bldg E |
East St. Louis |
#10 Collinsville Avenue, Suite 303 |
East St. Louis |
452 N. Mclean Blvd 2nd Floor |
Elgin |
9730 S. Western Suite 612 |
Evergreen Park |
773 West Lincoln |
Freeport |
256 S. Soangetaha Road, Suite 107 |
Galesburg |
323 S. Maple St P. O. Box 348 |
Harrisburg |
1429 S. Main Street, Suite C |
Jacksonville |
1617 West Jefferson |
Joliet |
285 N. Schulyer Avenue |
Kankakee |
905 Second Street |
LaSalle |
1026 East Jackson |
Macomb |
129 N. 15th Street |
Mattoon |
333 Potomac Blvd, Suite F |
Mt. Vernon |
2970 Court Street Sunset Plaza |
Pekin |
2301 N. E. Adams Street, Suite C |
Peoria |
2435 Broadway |
Quincy |
4711 44th Street Suite 3 |
Rock Island |
615 Longwood Street |
Rockford |
420 Financial Court |
Rockford |
1124 North Walnut Street |
Springfield |
2607 Woodlawn Road, Suite 1 |
Sterling |
2740 W Grand Avenue |
Waukegan |
2215 Enterprise Drive Suite 1502-1503 |
Westchester |
Tollway Oasis Cooling Centers
Tollway Oasis |
Address |
Belvidere Oasis |
2510 Pearl Street |
De Kalb Oasis |
2700 N. Crego Road |
Des Plaines Oasis |
1960 S. Mount Prospect Road |
Hinsdale Oasis |
5800 Tri-State Toll Rd |
Lake Forest Oasis |
13783 West Oasis Service Rd |
Lincoln Oasis, South Holland |
700 E. Tri State |
O'Hare Oasis, Schiller Park |
10201 Belle Plaine Avenue |