WESTERN ILLINOIS (NEWS3) – Many warming centers and shelters have opened across the area ahead of life-threatening wind chills expected Tuesday night into Thursday.
The following are warming centers that will be open during the dangerous wind chills:
KNOX COUNTY
- Abingdon Community Center (formerly Care Center of Abingdon)
- Address: 801 W. Martin St., Abingdon
- Phone: 309-462-2235
- Rooms set aside: bring sleeping bag, pillow, towels if possible; no showers, but water available
- Galesburg Public Safety Building
- Address: 150 S. Broad St., Galesburgh
- Hours: Lobby open 24 hours
- Illinois Department of Human Services
- Address: 477 E. Main St., Galesburg
- Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Knox County YMCA
- Address: 1324 W. Carl Sandburg Dr., Galesburg
- Hours: Open 24 Hours from 5 a.m. Tuesday until 9 p.m. Thursday
- Oneida Wataga Fire Department
- Address: 147 S. Depot St, Wataga or 254 N. Sage St., Oneida
MCDONOUGH COUNTY
- Macomb City Hall (Community Room)
- Address: 232 E. Jackson St., Macomb
- H0urs: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Macomb Public Library
- Address: 235 S. Lafayette St., Macomb
- Phone: (309) 833-2714
- Hours: Monday-Tuesday 9 a.m. -6 p.m.
- Macomb Salvation Army
- Address: 505 N. Randolph, Macomb
- Phone: (309) 837-4825
- Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am-12 p.m. & 1 pm-3 p.m.
- YMCA of McDonough County
- Address: 400 East Calhoun St., Macomb
- Phone: 309-833-2129
- Hours: Monday-Friday 5 a.m.- 9 p.m., Saturday 6 a.m. -6 p.m., Sunday Noon-6 p.m.
- Western Illinois University:
- University Union
- Address: 700 West Murray St., Macomb
- Hours: 7 a.m. – 11 p.m., Monday-Friday
7 a.m. – 12:30 a.m., Saturday
8 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sunday
- Corbin-Olson Halls
- Address: 400/410 N. Western Ave., Macomb
- Common areas on the Main Floor
- University Union
If a shelter is needed outside of warming center hours, call 9-1-1.
