Elgin council approves plans for new company headquarters
An Elgin company’s plans to move its headquarters into a new $19 million, 105,000-square-foot building on Mason Road won Elgin City Council approval this week.
E&O Solutions, a trucking service transportation company, will construct the facility on a 20-acre parcel of undeveloped land west of Capital Street. Its current offices on Toll Gate Road will be leased once the relocation is complete.
The project includes space for a warehouse and truck maintenance facility with 21 drive-in doors to service and repair company trucks, Elgin Community Development Director Marc Mylott told the council at its Wednesday night meeting.
It will also have office space, a 5,000-square-foot penthouse, and 336 truck and trailer parking spaces behind the building, Mylott said. The area will be screened from public view by an 8-foot-high, solid privacy fence.
Extensive landscaping is planned, with 220 trees and 630 shrubs being planted, Mylott said.
Elgin Fire Department EMS team honored by heart association
The American Heart Association recently recognized the Elgin Fire Department with its annual Mission: Lifeline Gold Standard award for providing high-quality cardiac and stroke care.
The award recognizes the department’s Emergency Medical Services team’s clinical excellence and rapid response, according to a post on the city’s website.
“This recognition reflects the exceptional training and dedication of our first responders,” Elgin Fire Chief Robb Cagann said in the release.
The department runs a year-round EMS training program that combines classroom and hands-on instruction, helping paramedics stay up to date on the latest advances and maintain essential skills, the release said. A continuous quality improvement program reviews about 100 EMS calls each month to ensure best practices are followed, feedback is given and documentation is thorough.
For more information on the Mission: Lifeline program, go to heart.org/missionlifeline.
Duke’s Rock Back to School fest in Carpentersville set for Aug. 2
Duke’s Blues-N-BBQ and the Dundee Lions Club will host Duke’s Rock Back to School from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in Carpentersville’s Carpenter Park, 275 Maple Ave.
Backpacks and school supplies will be given away during the event, according to a social media post.
Duke’s owner Duke Seward said this is the 10th year his Taste the Love nonprofit wukk give away school supplies. School District 300 officials have committed to attending the gathering, he said.
For more information, email info@tastethelove.org.
Rotary to hold 5K, 3K Fun Run/Walk in Raceway Woods
The Carpentersville Rotary Club’s Raceway Woods 5K and 3K Run/Walk will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at Raceway Woods, 17N702 Western Ave., Carpentersville.
Participants are invited to bring their dogs with them to the event, according to the race website. Proceeds will benefit the Carpentersville F.I.S.H. Food Pantry and Operation Warm, a Rotary Club initiative that buys winter coats for kids in need.
Registration is $44.79 online and $5 more in person on the morning of the race. To register, go to raceroster.com/events/2025/105936/raceway-5k3k.