While city spokeswoman Linda LaCloche said she has never seen Naperville’s Municipal Center used as a cooling center, that may change this week as residents brace for temperatures in the high 90s and heat indexes as high as 115 degrees.
Naperville will be getting a small taste this week of the heat wave that went on for days in Phoenix, Arizona, and other parts of the country when temperatures that will feel like more than 100 move through the area. The best thing to do is stay inside, keep hydrated, check on other people and pets, and be aware of heat exhaustion symptoms.
Still, the municipal center at 400 S. Eagle St. will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for anyone who needs it, she said, as will the city’s 95th Street Library at 3015 Cedar Glade Drive, Nichols Library at 200 W. Jefferson Ave. and Naper Boulevard Library at 2035 S. Naper Blvd. All three will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Among the few people not dreading the heat are those who own air conditioning repair companies, who expect their staffs will be working around the clock dealing with those units that inevitably malfunction during extreme heat. Like getting an oil change before a long road trip, Dickson recommends people make sure they have a clean filter in their air conditioner before the heat arrives.
That heat index is the worst part of a heatwave, said Dr. Tom Scaletta, medical director of the emergency services department at Edward Hospital in Naperville.
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