Escape Oak Park's Bitter Cold At These Warming Centers

With winter temperatures plunging into the single-digits this week, Oak Park has opened warming centers to keep residents safe in dangerously cold weather.

Centers are currently open 24 hours a day at Rush Oak Park Hospital at 500 S. Maple Ave. Other sites are designated as warming centers and are open as follows:

• West Suburban Medical Center (Eerie Street at Austin Boulevard): 5:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. daily
• Oak Park Township (130 S. Oak Park Ave.): For seniors, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on weekdays. To find out if it’s open after hours, call West Suburban Hospital at 708-763-6200. If you need transportation services, call the Oak Park Police Department’s non-emergency line at 708-386-3800.
• Village Hall (123 Madison St.): 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays

In the greater Chicago area, you can call the number 311 to find a warming center near you. The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services operates six centers during work weekdays when temperatures fall below zero. For more information, click here.

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