Residents beat the heat at splash pads as cooling centers open in DeKalb County

With high temperatures here to stay for the time being in DeKalb County, area officials on Monday announced cooling centers are free and available to use for the public to beat the heat.

According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will remain in the 80s and move to to 90s again by Thursday, with nighttime lows in the 50s.

Area residents were also out and about at the splash pads in DeKalb and Sycamore Monday taking advantage of the opportunity to cool off and enjoy some playtime in the water.

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To locate a cooling center in DeKalb, call 815-748-8460 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or after hours, on weekends or holidays, call 815-748-8400.

See below for where you can find cooling centers in DeKalb County:

DeKalb

DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. in DeKalb

Phone: 815-756-9568

Hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays

Hopkins Park Community Center, 1403 Sycamore Road in DeKalb

Phone: 815-758-6663 or 815-758-6630 (John Shea, Jr. extension 7238 or Cindy Slinkard extension 7274)

Hours: Closed Saturdays and Sundays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday

Salvation Army, 830 Grove St. in DeKalb

Phone: 815-756-4308

Hours: Closed Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday

Sycamore

Sycamore Center, 308 W. State St. in Sycamore

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday

Sycamore Public Safety Building (Police Department), 535 DeKalb Avenue in Sycamore

Hours: After business hours, seven days a week