Marengo News

Holly and Sammy rock each others world in TownSquare Players' production of "The Wedding Singer."

Firefighters responded to the 500 block of Kimball Avenue around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, said Woodstock Fire Capt.

Sap drips from a metal spire in a sugar maple tree at a maple-sugaring demonstration at Johnson's Mound in Elburn.

MARENGO – Maple syrup will be turned into maple cream and maple sugar candy as part of a McHenry County Conservation District program.

MARENGO – Firefighters are working to extinguish a structure fire along Root Road, near Marengo, according to officials from the Marengo Fire Protection District.

Children will enjoy an hour of fun, including a game, craft, snack and educational activities.

MARENGO – The Marengo Lions Club and Marengo LEO Club will host a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon, March 16, inside the Marengo United Methodist Church, 119 E. Washington St. Tickets are available now at $6 for adults and $3 for kids between the ages of 4 and 13. Children under the age of 3 are admitted free.

MARENGO – Incoming freshmen at Marengo High School will have to chip-in an extra $5 next school year for a laptop as part of the school's expanding digital learning program.

WOODSTOCK – A Marengo man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he battered and sexually abused a Marengo Community High School employee.

MARENGO – While it may still feel like winter, the flowing of maple sap is a sign that spring is coming.

The impact of post-traumatic stress disorder will be explored at 6:30 p.m. on March 10 at Lifetree Cafe, 125 S. State St., Marengo.

Attorney Paula Rieghns checks her cell phone at her new office in Marengo. On Christmas, a mysterious fire destroyed her office and had the attorney worried about her safety.

Sherry Roberts, a Marengo resident who actively volunteers at Zion Lutheran Church and the Bethesda home in Marengo, recently went to downstate Washington to help tornado victims.

Kathy Cregan of Marengo has devoted much of her time to volunteering and works with Visiting Angels in Crystal Lake as a caregiver for an elderly couple.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for much of northeastern Illinois, including portions of southern McHenry County.

MARENGO – Residents can learn about the tips and tools to preserve family memories forever during a writing class at 10 a.m., Thursday, inside the Marengo-Union Library, 200 S. State St., Marengo.

MARENGO – City officials are confident that the Illinois Tollway Authority will make a formal commitment to an interchange sometime after initial planning begins in May on reconstructing the Route 23 bridge over Interstate 90. The confidence boost comes after City Administrator Gary Boden and Marengo's engineers from HR Green recently met ... (more)

It appears McHenry County will get a slight relief from this year's unrelenting winter as temperatures could reach has high as 32 degrees Thursday.

Marengo's Allie Sprague runs to first place in the 800-meter final during the 2012 McHenry County Track & Field Meet in Crystal Lake.

Around 2:45 p.m., a neighbor reported smoke coming from the home at 1165 Greenwood Circle in Woodstock.