Zoning, land use, and growth in Marengo and McHenry County. Development proposals, planning decisions, and housing data.
McHenry County's eastern towns are booming because Chicago's sprawl has reached them. Its western towns are stalling. Marengo sits right on the line.
Mar 30A $275 million state project would put passenger trains back on tracks that already run through town. Marengo has not had rail service since 1950.
Mar 28The County Board rejected four solar farm proposals in December. All four developers have filed lawsuits arguing the denials violated state law. The outcomes will shape what gets built on farmland across the county.
Mar 27A Grant Highway application requests a drive-thru permit and three zoning variances for a business that has not been identified. Aldermen tabled it once. It came back unchanged.
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