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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:
In Dekalb, warming centers are located at:
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.
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:
In Dekalb, warming centers are located at:
- 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
- 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
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.