ST. MARYs and CHRIST THE TEACHER Dekalb/Sycamore CONFERENCE
Serving our neighbors within the Northern ILLINOIS DeKalb County communities of DeKalb, Sycamore, Cortland, Hinckley, Kirkland, Malta, Lee, Shabbona, and Waterman.
your support helps to keep struggling families in their homes during this winter season. Thank you for your generosity!
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Winter warming centers
As the winter weather settles in, many in our community may be in need of a warm and safe place to go. Below you can find some of the warming centers in our area:
DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St DeKalb, Open 9am-9pm M-Th, Fri & Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm 815-756-9568
DeKalb Park District Rec Center, 1765 S 4th St, DeKalb: Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Friday. 815-758-7756
Unitarian Universalist Church, (Jan 3-Mar 15, 2026) 158 N 4th, DeKalb open daily 5:30pm-8:15am, 815-217-8235
DeKalb Salvation Army, 830 Grove St, Open 9am -noon Mon-Thurs, 815-756-4308
Christ Community Church, 2350 Pride Ave DeKalb, Open when temps fall below 1 degrees or windchill -20, 9am-5pm M-W
In Sycamore, warming centers are located at:
Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St., Sycamore: Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays
Sycamore Police Department, 535 DeKalb Avenue, Sycamore: Open seven days per week, primarily as an after-business-hours cooling center
To request a well-being check for someone who may be suffering because of the extreme weather, call the DeKalb Police Department any time at 815-748-8400.
Landlords must provide heat to residential buildings to maintain a room temperature of at least 68 degrees between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. and at least 62 degrees at other times, per city of DeKalb Municipal Code, Chapter 24 Building Code, Section 602. To report inadequate heat in a residential building, call 815-748-2070 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 815-739-0745 after hours.
To find the closest warming center, call 815-748-8460 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.