- Call 911 if someone is experiencing the symptoms of hypothermia
- Call 311 to enforce the heat ordinance if your living space is below 68 degrees
- DFSS Citywide Warming Shelters
- Ward 46North Area Community Service Center
845 West Wilson Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640 312-744-2580
- Open Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
- Not open holiday weekends, except otherwise indicated
Garfield Community Service Center
10 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 312-746-5400
- open on a 24-hour basis to connect families and residents to emergency shelters.
Other City-operated facilities such as libraries and police stations may also act as warming areas, if needed.
Bezazian library
1226 W Ainslie St 312-744-0019
- Open Monday and Wednesday: 12pm-8pm; Tuesday and Thursday: 10am-6pm; Friday and Saturday: 9am-5pm
Uptown library
929 W Buena Ave, Chicago IL 60613 312-744-8400
- Open Monday and Wednesday: 10am-6pm; Tuesday and Thursday: 12pm-8pm; Friday and Saturday 9am-5pm
Ward 47
Northeast Regional senior center
2019 W Lawrence, Chicago IL 60625
- Open Monday – Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm Saturday 9:00am to 4:00pm
19th police district
850 West Addison St. Chicago, IL 60613 312-744-8320
- Open Saturday and Sunday
Links to City of Chicago warming shelter locations, including community centers, libraries, and police stations:
https://data.cityofchicago.org/Health-Human-Services/Warming-Centers-Map/5a76-tqs9
https://data.cityofchicago.org/Health-Human-Services/Warming-Centers/h243-v2q5/data
Ward 48
Edgewater Branch
6000 N. Broadway St. • Chicago, IL 60660
Phone: (312) 742-1945
Sulzer Regional
4455 N. Lincoln Ave. • Chicago, IL 60625
Phone: (312) 744-7616
