Allen Skillicorn

McHenry County Board Vice-Chairwoman Carolyn Schofield would be an equal partner in the governor's office, gubernatorial candidate Paul Schimpf said.

Daugherty will serve until Jan. 13 when Democrat Ness sworn in

Illinois Democrats and their financial backers spent big – much more than Republicans – on races for statehouse districts that include portions of McHenry County in this month's election, but ultimately failed to flip more than one area seat.

Several Republican candidates in close Tuesday primary races are holding their leads with the counting of vote-by-mail and early-voting paper ballots in McHenry County.