A Marengo man was arrested after he allegedly fled from police during a traffic stop and ran multiple stop signs while fleeing in Crystal Lake. Terrance M. Kampas, 33, of the 600 block of Courtney Lane in Marengo, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude, attempting to elude a police officer, squealing tires, disregarding a […]
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Wisconsin man accused of grooming, sexually abusing young child in Marengo
A Wisconsin man has been charged with grooming a child and sexually abusing them over a span of several years in Marengo, court documents show. Aaron E. Somerville, 31, of the 900 block of Bonnie Brae Lane in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child and […]
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Prosecutors say woman gave man fentanyl-laced heroin instead of cocaine, causing his overdose death in Marengo
Prosecutors say a woman gave fentanyl-laced drugs to a 39-year-old man, who thought he was getting cocaine, causing his overdose death in Marengo. The Marengo Police Department and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 12:40 a.m. on July 16 to the 900 block of Beaver Pond Drive in Marengo. Marengo Police Department Sgt. […]
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Driver transported to hospital after box truck rolls over on Interstate 90 ramp near Marengo
A driver was transported to the hospital after his box truck rolled over on an exit ramp from Interstate 90 near Marengo Tuesday morning. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and Illinois State Police responded around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday to Route 23 and Interstate 90. Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts Communications Specialist Alex Vucha said […]
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Dog dies after being rescued from house fire in Marengo that also left woman injured
A dog died and a woman sustained minor injuries after a fire broke out in a kitchen at a Marengo home Tuesday morning, officials said. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded at 5:12 a.m. Tuesday to the 400 block of South State Street in Marengo for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived […]
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Woman extradited on warrant for driving 100+ mph, being under influence in crash that killed 2 near Marengo
A woman has been extradited from Georgia to face charges for allegedly driving over 100 mph while under the influence of multiple drugs and causing a crash that left two dead near Marengo. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded around 4:54 p.m. on September 29, 2021, to Route 23 […]
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Woman wanted for drug-induced homicide of 39-year-old man in Marengo, police say
A warrant carrying a $500,000 bond has been issued for a woman who allegedly sold fentanyl-laced drugs to a 39-year-old man in Marengo, causing his overdose death. The Marengo Police Department and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 12:40 a.m. on July 16 to the 900 block of Beaver Pond Drive in Marengo. […]
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Probation for woman charged with child endangerment, selling cocaine in McHenry County
A woman charged with selling a large quantity of cocaine in Marengo while two young children were inside her car has been sentenced to probation. Morgan N. Martino, 26, of the 1000 block of 10th Street in LaSalle, was charged in November 2020 with unlawful possession with the intent to deliver cocaine, unlawful possession of […]
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Funeral services held for family of six who died in head-on crash on Interstate 90 in McHenry County
Funeral services were held Monday for a mother, father and four children who died on their way to a vacation after their van was struck by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 90 in McHenry County. Thomas Dobosz, 32, and Lauren Dobosz, 31, along with their children Emma, Lucas, Nicholas and Ella — whose ages ranged […]