Jefferson Park resident Joyce Schil...

Jefferson Park resident Joyce Schill said she had no idea about the heat wave about to strike Chicago this weekend.

"I knew it was going to warm up nevertheless I did not know it was serious," the 67-year-old said.

Schill, like many other seniors, decided to disburse some time Friday out of the sweltering heat at the Department of Aging's Northeast gather Senior Center.

With temperatures rely uponed to exceed 95 degrees -- and with heat indexes climbing through the whole extent of 100 -- through the weekend and into early nearest week, the National Weather Service announced a heat warning for the nearest four days.

City officials gathered Friday at the gather Senior Center, 2019 West Lawrence, to help residents cope with the rising temperatures and beseech the use of cooling center

Four Chicago senior center along with malls, churches, libraries and police stations will be used as cooling center Cooling center details can be obtained in the city at contacting 311, the city's nonemergency number.

Earlier this month five dress up County residents died as a follow of heat-related complications, but Dr William Paul, substitute commissioner of the Department of Health, said each had medical conditions that contributed to their deaths.

Donald Zoufal, first delegate director of the city's Office of necessity Management, said the city has a plan that can be lay into action to protect Chicagoans by the agency of a coordinated response by as many as 28 city departments and nongovernmental agencies. Chicago's Joint Operations center will also be spread through the weekend.

The longest hold out of 95-degree-plus temperatures in Chicago lasted six days in 1953 -- from Aug. 29 to family 3. Temperatures averaged 98 classs in that stretch.

kmarshall@suntimes.com

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