List of Cooling Centers Available in the Rockford Area

With temperatures reaching over 90 this weekend, it is important to stay cool. 

The weather is getting warmer and warmer each day. I can't believe it's already 90 degrees today in June.

I feel like I just turned my heat off a few weeks ago and now I'm thinking about how I'm going to keep cool this summer.

Winnebago and Boone Counties each year announce a list of available cooling sites for the summer.

Cooling Centers are offered locations of relief from the heat during periods of extreme heat or when Excessive Head Advisory or Warnings are issued.

Here are the different Cooling Centers in Winnebago and Boone Counties. For more information visit KeepCool.Illinois.Gov.

Winnebago County:

The Carpenter’s Place
1149 Railroad Ave – Rockford
Mon – Fri 8:30am - 3pm

Rockford Rescue Mission Sites
Men’s Crisis Center
715 W. State St. – Rockford
7am-7pm/7 days a week

Women’s Crisis Center
809 Cedar St. – Rockford
8am-5pm/7 days a week

Public Safety Building
420 W. State St. – Rockford
Lobby Open
Mon – Fri 8am – 5pm

Pilgrim Baptist Church
1703 S. Central Ave. – Rockford
Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm

Village of Machesney Park
300 Roosevelt Rd – Machesney Park
Mon – Fri 8am – 4:30pm

Pecatonica Village Hall
405 Main St. – Pecatonica
Mon – Fri 8am – 4:30pm

Boone County Site:

Salvation Army
422 S. Main St. – Belvidere
Mon – Fri 9am – 11:45am; 1pm – 4pm

Please make sure to check on your neighbors, animals and elderly.