Elgin’s Parks and Recreation department continues to supply locals with their own particular brand of summer heat relief, bringing back their cardboard boat race for the third consecutive year.Kicking off the city’s Free Fall Events calendar, families and friends gathered at Morris Pool this past Saturday to construct, race and inevitably sink their own boxborn boats.The pool’s team provided materials for both youth and adult races, with stacks of boxes and enough duct tape for the eight contenders.While some chose to focus on customization, with decals made of marker and cardboard flags, others did all they could to ensure their ...