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Ford County Cooling Centers July 2026

Ford County Cooling Centers July 2026

Cooling Center Directory for Ford County, Illinois Summer 2026

Gibson City:

Gibson Area Hospital   

1120 N Melvin St

Daytime Coolling Center - Open until 6:00 pm       

Please Check-in at the Front Desk

GIbson CIty BIble Church

309 IL-47        

Daytime Cooling Center-Weekday Hours: 8 am - 5 pm

Weekend Hours May Vary.

Call Jonah Wilson at:  217-7845702

GIbson City Fire Protection

115 S Lawerence

Daytime Cooling Center - Weekday hours from 8am - 4pm

Call Bruce Kallal

217-784-42221

Gibson City Pentecostal Church

301 S Melvin St.

Daytime Cooling Center. Hours Vary

Call Lisa Koonce

815-674-2620

Moyer Public Library 

618 S Sangamon Ave.

Cooling Center Available During Normal Buissnes Hours

Mon - Thurs 10am - 8pm

Fri 10am - 5pm

Call 217-784-5343

Kempton: 

Kempton American Legion

Kempton Fire Protection District

212 1st Ave  

 

210 First St.

Hours Vary

 

Hours Vary

Call Don English

815-674-0430

Melvin:

Melvin Community Hall

102 E Main St.

Hours Vary

Call Larry Bounty

217-471-2308

Melvin Public Library

102 Cneter St.

During Buisness Hours Only.

217-388-2421

Paxton:

Accolade Healthcare of Paxton

450 E. Fulton St.

Available 24 hours a day

Sign in at front desk and you will be directed to the room.

Ford County Sherriff’s Office

235 N. American St.

OVERNIGHT COOLING CENTER. Available from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Check in at desk.

Ford County Emergency Management Office

200 W State Street Room B-5

Daytime Cooling Center. Hours vary.

Call JeriLynn at (217) 379-8923.

Paxton ERS Station

134 W. State Street

Hours vary

Call Andrew Turner at 217-781-3128.

Paxton Carnegie Library

254 S. Market St.

During business hours only.

Call (217) 379-3431.

Piper City:

Piper City Community Center

64 W. Peoria St.

Hours vary

Call Jeff Orr at (815)848-6786.

Roberts:

Roberts Village Gym

118 W. Weldon St.

Daytime Cooling Center available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Call (217)278-0949

Sibley: 

Sibley Town Hall

Sibley Town Hall

Hours vary.

Call Patti Heavlin (217)249-2534 or Diana Kemmer at (217)781-2701.

Sullivant Township Fire Protection District

306 S. Sciota St.

Hours vary.

Call Russ Tjarks (217)249-2377.

 

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