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Thursday May 21st Patch AM

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  • What will Des Plaines’ town hall reveal about data center tax breaks?
  • How a Des Plaines player helped power NIU’s 11-0 tournament win

Also on today's calendar: Wake up to donuts on your doorstep from Do-Rite! Order by 10pm Friday. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 58 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 65, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 73 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kaegi: Data Centers, Corporate Land Undervalued In Cook County (journal-topics.com) — Des Plaines residents are invited to a town hall at the Des Plaines Public Library to discuss how booming data center development and tax incentives may be shifting property tax burdens onto homeowners. The debate, centered on Elk Grove Township assessments, pits Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi against Elk Grove Village officials, and could influence how future large commercial projects are valued and taxed locally.    

• NIU Blanks Western Michigan 11-0 In MAC Tournament Opener (niuhuskies.com) — A Northern Illinois University baseball player from Des Plaines helped the Huskies roll to an 11-0, run-rule win over Western Michigan in their MAC Tournament opener. Behind a dominant one-hit shutout by pitcher Max Vaisvila and steady run production, NIU advanced in the winner’s bracket and now faces top-seeded Miami on Thursday afternoon, with the game airing on ESPN+.    

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Nevermind, it has no point. (Thank you Kristi B. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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