{
  "id": "2026-01-23-elgin-community-college-extreme-cold-closure",
  "slug": "elgin-community-college-extreme-cold-closure-2026-01-23",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Elgin Community College",
    "shortName": "ECC",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "official X",
    "enrollment": 10000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-23",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Elgin Community College closed extreme cold (Jan 23, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "Elgin Community College closed extreme cold (Jan 23, 2026)",
    "summary": "Elgin Community College [closed January 23, 2026 for extreme cold weather](https://x.com/ElginCommColl/status/2014466128152515032), cancelling all classes and events, with operations resuming January 24 at 6 a.m.",
    "outcome": "Full day close for extreme cold; resume 6 a.m. next day."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-22",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Elgin Community College will be closed on Friday, January 23, due to extreme cold weather. All classes and events are canceled. College operations will resume Saturday, January 24, at 6 am.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/ElginCommColl/status/2014466128152515032",
      "sourceDescription": "ECC closed Jan 23 2026",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @ElginCommColl X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 189
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b345 Elgin Community College virgin residual extreme cold close.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Full close for extreme cold with explicit 6 a.m. resume."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "ECC closed Jan 23 2026",
      "url": "https://x.com/ElginCommColl/status/2014466128152515032",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "illinois",
    "winter-storm",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}