Jane Addams Hull House Association

01/27/2026

14 years ago today Jane Addams Hull House Association served our last client and closed our doors.

Famed social services organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams closes doors abruptly after running out of cash

01/23/2026

Cook County Courthouse Warming Centers Open Amid Extreme Wind Chills (Thurs. January 22- Mon. January 26). The National Weather Service has advised that wind chills will make it feel as cold as -35°F over the next several days.

Cook County is opening warming centers in the north, west and south suburbs to help residents combat extreme weather conditions. The warming centers will be open 24 hours beginning at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, January 22 and will run continuously until 4:30 p.m. Monday, January 26.

Residents who do not have adequate access to heat are advised to seek respite at a warming center at the following locations:
Skokie Courthouse: 5600 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL 60077
Maywood Courthouse: 1500 Maybrook Dr., Maywood, IL 60153
Markham Courthouse: 16501 S. Kedzie Ave., Markham, IL 60428

The County’s warming centers will provide water and snacks as well as access to restrooms. Residents can bring pets in cages or carriers. If you do not have a cage or carrier, there will be a limited number available at each courthouse location.

Residents should also keep the following tips in mind through the cold winter months:

-Never use your oven for heat.
-Never bring charcoal or gas grills indoors (they are a carbon monoxide hazard).
-Make sure all portable heaters are unplugged when not in use.
-Use electric space heaters with extreme caution – avoid placing them near curtains or other flammable materials and turn them off before going to bed.
-Keep heat at adequate levels or leave faucets open with a slight drip to prevent pipes from freezing.
-Keep moving. Your body generates its own heat when you engage in physical activities.

The list of warming centers can also be found on the Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security website: https://cookcountyemergencymanagement.org

Residents who need to seek shelter at a warming center should contact the center first to verify availability and hours of operation.

12/10/2025

Happy Jane Addams Day!!!

On this day in 1931 Jane Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Honor the life and work of American social worker and suffragist, Jane Addams.

12/03/2025

Sad to see them close. They have been an amazing organization.

The longtime anti-poverty organization, founded in 1967 as the National Clearinghouse for Legal Services, has struggled in recent years to raise funds.

09/18/2025

September 18, 1889 Jane Addams opened Hull House and changed the world.

In 1889, Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr started the social reform movement in Chicago when they opened Hull House, a settlement house that welcomed and served poor and working-class immigrants.

09/06/2025

Happy 165th Birthday to Jane Addams!!!

A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She later became internationally respected for the peace activism that ultimately won her a Nobel Peac

09/03/2025

04/16/2025

A new exhibit at the museum, “Act Well Your Part,” documents the institution's pivotal role in developing Chicago's community theater, improv and nonprofit theater scenes.

03/26/2025

The museum explores the history of public housing through a wealth of exhibitions, installations and recreated apartments. It opens April 4 inside the remaining building of the former Jane Addams Homes on the Near West Side.

11/05/2024

152 years ago today, Susan B Anthony committed the crime of voting.

Thankfully this helped spur the Suffrage movement and made the country a better place.

On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony cast a ballot in the presidential election, though women at the time were prohibited from doing so. Two weeks later, she was arrested, and the following year, she was found guilty of illegal voting. It would take another 50 years until the Nineteenth Amendment,....

09/06/2024

Happy 164th Birthday Jane Addams!!!!

A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She later became internationally respected for the peace activism that ultimately won her a Nobel Peac

07/22/2024

So proud of her for her work on domestic violence especially calling out her abuser while she was on stage.

Alexis Smith told Miss Kansas judges that her abuser was there on the night of her crowning. It only reinforced her commitment to ending domestic violence, she said.