City of Marengo

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Accepting Applications For Chief of Police

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The City of Marengo, Illinois, (Population 7,648), a growing community in southwest
McHenry County, is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Police Chief.
Marengo is situated in southwest McHenry County along 1-90, Illinois Route 176, Illinois
Route 23 and U.S. Route 20.

The Police Department budget is approximately $2.5 million. The Chief oversees a
department of 16 employees, including three Sergeants, one detective, and eight patrol officers.
The Chief is appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council and reports
directly to the Mayor. [Read more…] about Accepting Applications For Chief of Police

Facade Improvement Program

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The City of Marengo is accepting applications for the newly implemented Facade Improvement Program beginning October 30, 2020. Applications are due December 31, 2020. The Facade Improvement Program Guidelines are available
at the Marengo City Hall and the Marengo Building Department.

The City of Marengo Facade Improvement Program is designed to help strengthen and
enhance the City’s downtown neighborhood and other areas in which eligible properties
are located. This program offers a 90% expense reimbursement up to $15,000 to eligible commercial
and industrial businesses and property owners who are willing to complete qualified
facade rehabilitation projects. Eligible work includes facade renovation, masonry repairs, and
tuckpointing, repair or installation of storefront windows, display areas, windows and doors, signs and
graphics, awnings, exterior lighting, and certain security and energy conservation systems.

Before applying applicants must meet with the City of Marengo Building department to
determine eligibility. Once the application is received, it will be reviewed by the Building
Department and if necessary, placed in a lottery. If the application is chosen, the City of
Marengo Building Department will review the application and then forwarded it to the
City Council for consideration. All applications and necessary steps to receive the expense
reimbursement can be found in the Marengo Facade Improvement Program Guidelines
available at Marengo City Hall or Marengo Building Department.
Please contact Teresa Nortillo (847) 414-8559 or Dan Streit (815)-568-2669 for more information.

FILING DATE FOR PETITION FOR CANDIDACY

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PETITIONS FOR CANDIDACY- APRIL 6, 2021 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION

The City of Marengo will be accepting nomination papers from candidates for municipal office from December 14 through December 21, 2020 in the office of the City Clerk, 132 E. Prairie Street, Marengo. The clerk’s office will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each regular business day during the filing period, and until 5:00 on December 21. For additional information, call Deputy City Clerk Anna Leyrer at 815-568-7112 ext. 226.

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Shredding Event 10/17/2020

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The City is sponsoring a document shredding event on Saturday 10/17/20 between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in the municipal parking lot behind City Hall and the Police Department- 132 E. Prairie Street.  Residents who are dropping off paper materials will be responsible for unloading their vehicle and bringing the items to bins near the people running the shredder.  Due to time constraints and safety measures, a limit of 5 boxes or bags is requested and no plastic bags or plastic/cardboard that cannot be shredded is allowed.  Any questions can be directed to City Hall at 815-568-7112.

Leaf Vac & Brush Schedule

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Fall leaf pick-up is scheduled for the following locations and dates:

North of Railroad Tracks 
October 5, 2020
October 19, 2020
November 2, 2020
November 16, 2020
South of Railroad Tracks
October 12, 2020
October 26, 2020
November 9, 2020
November 23, 2020

All leaves must be left on the City right-of-way prior to the scheduled pick-up day to ensure removal.  Do not put leaves on the street. MDC Environmental is responsible for the leaf pick up.  If you have any questions, please contact them at 815-568-7274.

Brush Pick-up 11/10/2020– Brush pick-up has been delayed. Crews should be completing the pick-up by the end of this week.  Please be sure to have all brush parallel to the curbside before 11/2/20

 

Ward 4 Alderman Appointment

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Due to the resignation of Jared Secor in Ward 4, Mayor Koziol is looking to appoint someone who resides within Ward 4 to complete the term of Alderman until April 2021.   If you are interested, call Megan at 815-568-7112 ext. 217 to arrange an appointment with Mayor Koziol.

Fireworks Update

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Due to the Covid pandemic, the City of Marengo’s fireworks have been postponed. We are holding onto hope that we can still have them sometime this year. The Mayor has been in contact with the Settlers’ Days Committee and are discussing the possibility of the fireworks coinciding with Settlers’ Days. Both Settlers’ Days and fireworks depend greatly on donations from our business community but we feel our businesses have been hit hard enough this year preventing us from asking for donations. Stay tuned as this develops.

Road Closure Alert

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On Tuesday May 19th, Prospect Street will be closed between Greenlee Street and IL Route 176 for street repairs. If you normally travel this route, please make other arrangements for this date.

McHenry County Leaders Request Restore Illinois Regional Changes to Gov. Pritzker

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Mayor Koziol joined 24 other McHenry County Mayors and County Board Chairman Franks in requesting the following from Governor Pritzker:  (1)- Acknowledge that McHenry County does not belong grouped into the Northeast Health Region with the City of Chicago. (2) Acknowledge and approve the County to move from Phase 2 to Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois Plan effective immediately, upon independent confirmation that we have met all five criteria in the Restore Illinois Plan. (3) Provide a commitment to a timely review and approval of our transition to move to Phase 4.

Please see the attached Letter for additional details. The City of Marengo would like to acknowledge the support of the other Mayors and Chairman Franks in making this request to Governor Pritzker.