The Red Cross plans to open a shelter today in East Peoria in response to the rising flood waters in Tazewell County. It will be located at Illinois Central College’s Cougar Plex (1 College Drive). The shelter will be open and ready to receive evacuees at 2pm today.

Other shelters open across central Illinois include:
Spring Bay (Woodford County) Riversedge United Methodist Church 500 Chicago Street – will open at 3pm today
Rushville (Schuyler County) Faith Christian Family Church RR#2 – will open at 3pm today
Peoria (Peoria County) Redeemer Lutheran Church 6801 N. Allen Road
Canton (Fulton County) St. Mary’s Gym 357 N. 3rd Street
Oglesby (LaSalle County) Illinois Valley College 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave.
CITY RUN SHELTER – Ottawa (LaSalle County) Shepherd Middle School 701 E. McKinley Rd
ON STANDBY – Hanna City (Peoria County) Hanna City United Methodist Church on Route 116
ON STANDBY – Kickapoo (Peoria County) Kickapoo Township Hall on Route 150
ON STANDBY – Tilton (Vermilion County) South Side Church of the Nazarene 1629 King Street
CLOSED – Roanoke (Woodford County) Trinity Lutheran Church
CLOSED – Villa Grove (Douglas County) Villa Grove United Methodist
CLOSED – Villa Grove (Douglas County) Cornerstone Church

The response has now reached a level that we are requesting the assistance of our friends and neighbors. Please donate to the Red Cross by visiting www.redcross.org/donate or calling 1-800-RED-CROSS. Any gift, large or small, can make all the difference to flood victims in central Illinois.

Anyone who needs Red Cross shelter assistance and those interested in volunteering on this relief effort should call their local chapter office at the number below.
Canton – (309) 647-2040
Champaign/Danville – (217) 351-5861
Peru – (815)223-0922
Peoria – (309)677-7272
Quincy – (217)222-2477
Macomb – (309)837-1594