No one was injured after a brush fire spread around 20 acres during high winds near Marengo Sunday afternoon, fire officials said. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded around 12:50 p.m. Sunday to the 4800 block of Millstream Road in unincorporated Marengo for a report of an out-of-control brush fire. Firefighters arrived and found […]
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1 killed after head-on crash leaves 2 vehicles engulfed in flames near Marengo
A driver died after they crossed the center line on Route 23 and crashed head-on with a truck, causing both vehicles to catch on fire near Marengo Tuesday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded at 3:34 a.m. Tuesday to Route 23 north of Busse […]
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Fundraiser started for Marengo family who ‘lost all of their personal belongings’ after house fire
Over $7,000 has been raised for an unincorporated Marengo family after a house fire displaced them Monday afternoon. A GoFundMe account was started for the Glave family, who lost their belongings after their basement caught on fire and left their unincorporated Marengo home uninhabitable. Two adults and two children were displaced due to the incident. […]
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Family displaced from home, cat missing after basement fire near Marengo
A basement fire Monday afternoon left an unincorporated Marengo home uninhabitable and a family cat missing, fire officials said. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded at 1:37 p.m. Monday to the 18700 block of Beck Road in unincorporated Marengo for a report of a structure fire. Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts Communication Specialist Alex […]
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56-year-old woman dies after being flown to the hospital following t-bone crash near Marengo
A 56-year-old Bartlett woman died after she was flown to the hospital following a crash involving two pickup trucks near Marengo Sunday afternoon. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:55 p.m. Sunday to Maple Street and West Coral Road in unincorporated Marengo for a report of a […]
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Woman airlifted to hospital, two others seriously injured after two-vehicle crash near Marengo
A crash involving two pickup trucks near Marengo left a woman critically injured and both drivers seriously injured Sunday afternoon. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded at 2:56 p.m. Sunday to Maple Street and West Coral Road in unincorporated Marengo for a report of a vehicle crash with […]
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Residents displaced after fire causes Marengo home to be uninhabitable
Firefighters were called twice in the past day to a home near Marengo to extinguish a fire that left the residence uninhabitable and its residents displaced. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded around 1:41 p.m. Friday to the 19400 block of River Road in unincorporated Marengo for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters […]