A getaway driver charged in connection with the shooting, beating and robbery of a gas station clerk in Marengo has been sentenced by a judge to 13 years in prison. Gregory Garner Jr., 29, of Chicago, was charged in September 2021 with armed robbery, armed violence, aggravated battery by discharge of a firearm, burglary and […]
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SWAT team arrests man who allegedly pointed gun at police officer, leading to hours-long standoff in Marengo
A SWAT team arrested an armed suspect who allegedly pointed a gun at a police officer and threatened to stab officers, leading to a standoff in Marengo early Wednesday morning. The Marengo Police Department responded around 12:05 a.m. Wednesday to the 1000 block of Briden Drive in Marengo for a disorderly person call. Marengo Police […]
Judge releases man who has 6 separate pending criminal cases involving same victim in McHenry County
A judge rejected prosecutors’ request to hold a Marengo man in jail and released him after he was arrested for attacking a woman, who is the same victim in the man’s six pending criminal cases. Zachary L. McMackin, 36, of Marengo, was most recently charged with two counts of domestic battery and violation of bail […]
2 drivers injured, trapped after head-on crash that caused 1 vehicle to roll over near Marengo
The drivers of two vehicles were both trapped in their SUVs after a head-on crash that caused one of the vehicles to roll over into a cornfield near Marengo Tuesday morning. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and Boone County Fire Protection District 2 responded around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday to Kishwaukee Valley Road and County […]
‘Early CPR saves lives’: Co-workers, police officer honored for saving life of unresponsive man in Marengo
Co-workers and a police officer were honored for successfully reviving, with the help of paramedics, a man who went into sudden cardiac arrest in Marengo last month. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts said the incident happened while Michael Kosirog was at work on the morning of August 9. Kosirog had a medical emergency that […]
Marengo man among 3 charged in murder of Boone County man whose body was dumped in river
State police announced that a Marengo man and two other men have been charged with murdering a Boone County man who was missing for weeks before his body was found in a river in 2020. The Illinois State Police began investigating the case after responding to the Calumet-Sag Channel in Blue Island around 8 p.m. […]
Marengo football player flown to hospital after being injured during game at Johnsburg High School
A Marengo High School football player was flown to the hospital after he suffered an injury during a varsity game at Johnsburg High School Friday evening. The incident happened around 9:45 p.m. Friday at Johnsburg High School. The varsity game between Marengo and Johnsburg was nearing the end when a Marengo player suffered a traumatic […]
3 years in prison for former Marengo man who was found with $17,000 in cash, variety of drugs
A former Marengo man has been sentenced to three years in prison after cops found him with $17,000 in cash and a variety of drugs, including fentanyl, during a bust earlier this year. Brandon C. West, 36, of Carpentersville, was charged in April with possession of 500-2,000 grams of cannabis with intent to deliver, possession […]
Man flown to hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries in rollover crash that left 2 trapped near Marengo
A man was flown to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a rollover crash that left him and a woman heavily trapped in their truck for an hour near Marengo Tuesday afternoon. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded around 4:01 p.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Route 23 and Carls Road in unincorporated Marengo […]