The high temperature in Chicago on Friday was a balmy 7 degrees Fahrenheit, but with the wind chill factored in, it felt like -5 degrees. In other words, Chicago was colder than Reykjavik, Montreal, Anchorage, Kiev, Moscow and Antarctica. Chicago isn’t just cold, it’s dangerously cold. And it’s only going to get colder in the coming days, with AccuWeather predicting a high of -8 degrees on Wednesday, January 30 (which could feel as cold as -37 degrees thanks to wind chill). In preparation for the continuing freeze, the Chicago Park District is turning 62 public park field houses into warming centers for the remainder of the winter.
The warming centers will be open during the normal operating hours of the park in which they are located. Hours vary from park to park, so make sure to either call ahead or visit the Chicago Park District website for more details. Take a look at the complete list of warming centers below and make sure to pass this information on to any Chicagoans in need of a place to stay out of the elements.
Ada Park, 11250 S Ada St
Altgeld Park, 515 S Washtenaw Ave
Amundsen Park, 62 W Bloomingdale Ave
Austin Town Hall Park, 5610 W Lake St
Avalon Park, 1215 E 83rd St
Bessemer Park, 8930 S Muskegon Ave
Blackhawk Park, 2318 N Lavergne Ave
Calumet Park, 9801 S Ave "G"
Columbus Park, 500 S Central Ave
Douglas Park, 1401 S Sacramento Ave
Dvorak Park, 1119 W Cullerton St
Eckhart Park, 1330 W Chicago Ave
Fernwood Park, 10436 S Wallace St
Fosco Park, 1313 S Troop St
Foster Park, 1440 W 84th St
Franklin Park, 4320 W 15th St
Gage Park, 2411 W 55th St
Garfield Park, 100 N Central Park Ave
Gill Park, 825 W Sheridan Rd
Hamilton Park, 513 W 72nd St
Harrison Park, 1824 S Wood St
Hayes Park, 2936 W 85th St
Holstein Park, 2200 N Oakley Ave
Horner Park, 2741 W Montrose
Humboldt Park, 1440 N Sacramento Ave
Jackson Park, 6401 S Stony Island
Kelvyn Park, 4438 W Wrightwood
Kosciuszko Park, 2732 N Avers Ave
La Follette Park, 333 N Laramie Ave
Lincoln Park, 2045 N Lincoln Park West
Loyola Park, 1230 W Greenleaf Ave
Mann Park, 2949 E 131st St
Marquette Park, 6734 S. Kedzie Ave
McFetridge, 3843 N California Ave
McGuane Park, 2901 S Poplar Ave
Mt. Greenwood, 3721 W 111th St
Nash Community Center, 1833 E 71st St
Ogden Park, 429 N Columbus Dr
Olympia Park, 6566 N Avondale
Palmer Park, 201 E 111th St
Ping Tom Park, 300 W 19th St
Piotrowski Park, 4247 W 31st St
Portage Park, 4100 N Long Ave
Pulaski Park, 1419 W Blackhawk St
Rainbow Beach Park, 3111 E 77th St
Riis Park, 6100 W Fullerton Ave
River Park, 5100 N Francisco
Rowan Park, 11545 S Avenue L
Russell Square Park, 3045 E. 83rd St.
Scottsdale Park, 4637 W 83rd St
Shabbona Park, 6935 W. Addison St
Sheridan Park, 910 S Aberdeen St
Sherwood Park, 507 S Shields
Smith Park, 2526 W Grand Ave
South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S South Shore
Trumbull Park, 2400 E 105th St
Tuley Park, 501 E 90th Pl
Warren Park, 6601 N Western Ave
Washington Park, 5531 S Martin Luther King
Wentworth Gardens, 3770 S Wentworth Ave
West Lawn Park, 4233 W 65th St
West Pullman Park, 401 W 123rd St