Marengo NewsLocal news for Marengo, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Marengo City Administrator headed to Pingree Grove- April 23, 2008 They cast a nationwide search for the Pingree Grove village manager's job, reeling in 50 candidates from 13 states, including Nebraska, New Jersey and Texas. In the end, Pingree Grove officials found what they were looking for just 20 minutes away in Marengo. Monday night, village trustees agreed to hire Scott Hartman, 36, now city administrator for Marengo.http://www.topix.net/city/marengo-il/2008/04/marengo-city-administrator-headed-to-pingree-... D-165 likely to seek lower referendum- April 23, 2008 MARENGO - District 165 moved forward Tuesday night with plans to seek a tax-rate increase on the November ballot to pay down its debt. School board members said they hoped to define how much of an increase they would ask for by next month. That number likely would be lower than the proposed 53-cent property tax-rate increase that voters defeated in February, officials said. "From my history, when we lowered the rate, it passed," board President David Martin said. "I think with the numbers and...http://www.topix.net/city/marengo-il/2008/04/d-165-likely-to-seek-lower-referendum?fromrss... 2 motorcyclists killed in separate crashes in McHenry County- April 22, 2008 Two motorcyclists were killed over the weekend in separate crashes in McHenry County, sheriff's police said Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/marengo-il/2008/04/2-motorcyclists-killed-in-separate-crashes-in... Motorcyclist killed in weekend crash- April 21, 2008 A motorcyclist died Sunday following a crash that also involved two cars in unincorporated northwest Marengo.http://www.topix.net/city/marengo-il/2008/04/motorcyclist-killed-in-weekend-crash?fromrss=... Family of murder victim sues suspect's estate- April 18, 2008 WOODSTOCK - The family of a woman found strangled in her Marengo home on Mother's Day 2006 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking money from the estate of her alleged killer. The family of Verna Corcoran, 83, filed the suit against the suspect, Jose Manuel Aldaba-Grijaldo, 21. Police fatally shot the man near Hampshire after he was spotted driving Corcoran's car through Marengo the day of the murder and was chased for 15 miles. Attorneys for Corcoran said it was unlikely the man had assets to go after,.http://www.topix.net/city/marengo-il/2008/04/family-of-murder-victim-sues-suspects-estate?... Marengo officials impressed with proposed development- April 18, 2008 MARENGO - City officials are giving high marks to a proposed housing development that would expand the city's boundaries and change its landscape to the west. Centrum Properties has presented a concept plan for Seven Oaks West, a 522-unit subdivision that would include 170 town houses and 352 single-family homes. The development would be built on 234 acres west of Meyer Road and south of Route 20. The land is unincorporated, but city officials plan to annex the property in conjunction with the..http://www.topix.net/city/marengo-il/2008/04/marengo-officials-impressed-with-proposed-dev... |