2004 Jeep liberty runs hot while sitting idle

My Jeep has ran hot twice in the last two days. Both times my car was sitting in idle while I was waiting to pick up my daughter. Last night was the worst sitting idle at her high school first football game which was packed it started smoking really bad. The kids was afraid it would catch on fire several came to my door to ask did I need help getting out...WOW gotta do something my only car...I waited about hour and the car cooled a guy told me to turn on my heat when I started it so I did and we made it home safely... Where do I begin to trouble shoot?

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Start with check fluid level --cooling fans operation --water pump to start

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SOURCE: 2004 jeep liberty runs hot. changed the water

did you check the fan & see if it is coming on when it is supposed to,(only if it is an electric fan)

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