Splash Pad Opens Hour Early Through Weekend

It's hot. Really hot.

And it's only expected to get hotter over the next couple days.

To hopefully help some cool off, the village of Lake in the Hills will be opening its Sunset Park splash pad an hour earlier starting Wednesday.

The splash pad will operate from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, with those hours continuing through the weekend, Trudy Wakemen, director of parks and recreation for the village of LITH, told Patch Tuesday afternoon.

The village is also looking at moving some of its outdoor parks and rec programs inside Wednesday when temperatures are predicted to reach a sweltering 95 degrees with heat indexes topping off at 110 degrees.

The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for 7 a.m. Wednesday through 4 p.m. Friday.

• To read more on the excessive heat warning, visit here.
• To read tips on how to keep your pet safe during extreme heat, visit here.
• For information on McHenry County cooling centers, tips for keeping your vehicle properly maintained during extreme heat and assistance for senior citizens, . 
• For five ideas on ways to have some fun, while also staying safe, in extreme heat, visit our column.

If you have a program, activity, class or sporting event that is canceled due to the heat, let us know in the comments' section below. If you hear of heat-related news story you think Lake in the Hills Patch should look into, e-mail editor Amie Schaenzer at amie.schaenzer@patch.com.