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Spotted on the Elgin calendar: The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon.

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Coffee in hand, Elgin? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • New Elgin solar farm promises big savings and tax revenue
  • What changed at Elgin Community College's diversity and equity office?
  • How one Elgin runner is turning grief into marathon motivation

Also on today's calendar: The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with rain, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 68, low: 45.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Community Solar More Than Doubles In IL As Kane Co. Project Powers Up (patch.com) — Elgin residents are at the center of Illinois' booming community solar movement as a new 22-acre Bowes Solar project comes online, serving hundreds of local households, businesses, and municipalities. The Elgin installation will cut ComEd bills for many low- and moderate-income subscribers, generate millions in property tax revenue—much of it for School District U-46—and fund local institutions like Elgin Community College and Food for Greater Elgin.
   

2. Elgin Community College renames DEI office, keeps equity programs (campusreform.org) — Elgin residents should know that Elgin Community College has renamed its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion office to the Office of Institutional Success and Engagement, while keeping its equity-focused programs and resources in place. The revamped office still oversees initiatives like undocumented student support, an anti-racism library, and the college's Equity Plan, but now frames its work more broadly around student success and institutional effectiveness.
   

3. Thinking about dad gives Elgin runner inspiration for Chicago Marathon (chicagotribune.com) — An Elgin runner, Mario Hernandez Jr., is dedicating this Sunday's Chicago Marathon to his late father, whose struggle with a debilitating muscle disease inspired Mario to start running. After training on Elgin treadmills and neighborhood streets, he's now raising money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, with his Elgin family planning to cheer him on near the finish line.
   

4. Fort Worth approves incentives for possible $192.7M manufacturing plant (fortworthreport.org) — A major manufacturer with its U.S. headquarters in Elgin, Harting Connectivity, is weighing whether to build a $192.7 million plant and possibly move its headquarters to Fort Worth, Texas. Fort Worth just approved generous tax incentives and is competing with other locations, even as Harting has recently invested in its Elgin facilities and expanded its U.S. workforce.
   

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  • ECC Celebrates Latinx Heritage Through Jane Barbosa Legacy Brunch —Elgin Community College Read on Patch
  • ECC Celebrates Grand Opening of New Manufacturing & Technology Center —Elgin Community College Read on Patch
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    Does anyone know a good handyman in the area for little basic jobs such a caulking and mounting tvs? (Nextdoor Summerhill)
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Ok Elgin! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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