Heating & Cooling Stations

These stations offer relief to individuals, especially older adults, when temperatures are very hot or cold, providing them a safe place to escape from extreme weather conditions. If you are concerned that someone may be too hot or too cold at home, please call 311 (City of Chicago only) and request a well-being check.

A Warming Center is a heated facility where Chicagoans can go to find safe refuge from extreme weather. The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services operates six Warming Centers from December 1 st to March 1st, or when temperatures dip below 32 degrees. Additional facilities are opened as needed including Senior Centers, libraries, and Park District buildings. The Garfield Center, located at 10 S. Kedzie Avenue, is available 24 hours a day seven days a week to connect residents to supportive services and emergency shelter. Call 3-1-1 to locate a Warming Center in your Area. 

Note: Landlords must heat residential buildings to at least 68 degrees during the day and 66 degrees overnight. If you are unable to resolve a heating problem with your landlord, call 3-1-1.