CHICAGO — As Chicagoans struggled Thursday during the first bitter cold snap of the season, city officials reminded residents that six warming centers were open.
Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing until the weekend, when it will warm up just enough to create the perfect conditions for another round of snow. Bitter cold is expected to return at the beginning of next week, forecasters said.
The six warming centers — open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — are located in the city's community service centers:
• Englewood Community Service Center, 1140 W. 79th St.
• Garfield Community Service Center, 10 S. Kedzie Ave.
• King Community Service Center, 4314 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
• North Area Community Service Center, 845 W. Wilson Ave.
• South Chicago Community Service Center, 8650 S. Commercial Ave.
• Trina Davila Community Service Center, 4312 W. North Ave.
The Garfield Center is open 24 hours a day to connect residents with emergency shelter.
Residents can call 3-1-1 to find the location of the warming shelter closest to them or ask that a well-being check be made on someone at risk because of the cold.
In addition, complaints about inadequate heat in residential buildings can also be made to 3-1-1, officials said. Landlords must heat residential buildings to at least 68 degrees during the day and 66 degrees overnight.
Landlords can face fines of up to $500 per day, per violation for each day they do not supply adequate heat.
Seniors can also head to the city's 21 senior centers to stay warm, officials said.
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