🌱 How Burlington’s French Road farm is doubling as a pollinator haven
Burlington, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning Burlington! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Burlington’s French Road farm is doubling as a pollinator haven
Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 70.
- Saturday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Solar companies join fight to save pollinators' habitats (nbcchicago.com) — A solar farm on French Road in Burlington is turning a less-productive farm field into a long-term, pollinator-friendly energy site that still supports the farm through lease payments. The story explains how companies like Nexamp and Trajectory Energy are planting native prairie under solar panels across Illinois, boosting habitats for bees and butterflies while adding tax revenue and economic stability for local communities. 
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member Part Time in Hampshire. Apply here.
- Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative (Part Time) in Hampshire. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burlington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Elgin
- NO - NA Pace hiring event - Elgin 07.22.2026 (illinois.gov)
- Elgin News Digest: ‘Hamilton' sing-along at Dundee Library; Declaration of Independence reading at museum (chicagotribune.com)
- Kevin Smith to open The Hemmens 2026-27 season with live Q&A in Elgin (kanecountyreporter.com)
St. Charles
- Body Found In Fox River Near St. Charles: Reports (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: [T] [E] [N] [H] [O] [R] [S] [E] [S] (Thank you Lisa K. for sending it in!)
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