Palos Cooling Centers Open As 105 Heat Index Returns

PALOS, IL — As peak heat index values above 105 degrees are possible on Sunday and Monday, residents are reminded that cooling centers are available in Palos Heights, Palos Hills and Palos Park if needed.

The National Weather Service has issued an elevated excessive heat risk for the area. Residents are advised to take extra precautions and stay on top of weather-related conditions as temperatures are expected to reach dangerous levels during the weekend and into next week.

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.

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.

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 Palos:

Kaptur Administration Building (if needed), 8999 W. 123rd St., Palos Park
Palos Park Metra Station, 123rd Street and 82nd Avenue
Palos Park Recreation Center, 8901 W. 123rd St.
Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6601 W. 127th St.
Palos Hills Resource & Recreation Department, 8455 W. 103rd St.

Palos Park police will also be conducting senior well being checks over the next few days.

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 online
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

Feeling hot? Look at this photo of the 2019 polar vortex and cool off.