Too cold at home?
Here are warm places you could go:
Warming shelters in or near the McHenry County area.
The following locations have been set up as emergency warming shelters. This list will be updated as more locations open:
• McHenry Township: Whispering Hills Community Center, 4708 Jeffrey St., Johnsburg.
• Lake in the Hills: The Safety Education Center, 1109 Crystal Lake Road, is open. People needing it can call the village non-emergency line at 847-658-5676.
• Huntley: The Municipal Complex, 10987 Main St. For after-hours access, use the red phone in the police department vestibule.
• Crystal Lake: Willow Creek Church, 100 S. Main St. (DAYTIME ONLY)
• Woodstock: Family Community Resource Center, 512 Clay St..
• Fox Lake: Police Department front lobby, 301 S. Route 59
• All Metra train stations (Harvard, Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Pingree Road, Cary, Fox River Grove). Hours are limited to Metra operation schedules.
Burn real taxpayer dollar bills to heat these places
They should allow the taverns to stay open 24/7 during this cold snap.