What's up Elgin! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• See all commercial properties sold in Kane County, Sept. 1 to 30 (shawlocal.com) — Several Elgin commercial properties changed hands in September, including sites on Summit Street, Randall Road, Larkin Avenue, and North McLean Boulevard, with prices ranging from $25,000 to $1.46 million. These deals, part of 14 commercial transactions across Kane County, highlight ongoing investment in local retail, service, and mixed-use spaces that can shape future businesses and services available to Elgin residents.
• Elgin College vs Flock Safety: 6 Cameras, 0 Response (tech-insider.org) — Elgin Community College spent a year battling surveillance vendor Flock Safety to remove six license plate reader cameras from its Elgin campus, ultimately succeeding only when the contract expired. Concerned about protecting immigrant students and data access, the college resorted to covering cameras with trash bags while the company repeatedly uncovered them, turning a small contract into a cautionary tale for local institutions considering similar technology.
• RedHawks sweep Judson to stay hot in CCAC play (nwitimes.com) — A college volleyball matchup at Judson University's Lindner Center in Elgin saw Indiana University Northwest sweep Judson 3–0 in conference play. The RedHawks controlled all three sets despite late pushes from Judson standouts Alyssa Burke and Jaclyn Riedl, dropping Judson to 7–14 overall and 3–8 in the CCAC.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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