McHenry County Clerk's Office

All three incumbents for the Woodstock School District 200 school board are slated to hold onto their seats, according to early election results from Tuesday, which some said they view as reaffirming the direction the district is going.

Both incumbents in Crystal Lake are in position to hold onto their City Council seats, while a first-time candidate is “cautiously optimistic” about joining onto the council based on unofficial and incomplete results from Tuesday’s election.

Here are updated results throughout Tuesday night on municipal elections in McHenry County

Tuesday marks the last day for voters to cast their ballots in several local races, including school board, municipalities, and library and park districts.

Nearly four dozen of the local races in McHenry County will be competitive on Tuesday, as voters head to the polls to decide who will lead their school boards, municipalities, libraries and parks.

The ballot dropbox in front of the McHenry County Clerk’s Office in Woodstock was damaged Tuesday morning, and officials aren’t confident it will be fixed before next week’s election.

McHenry County Clerk Clerk Joe Tirio said with the April 4 elections falling during spring break, his office lost 96 judges on one day last week.

Eight of the nine candidates running for Woodstock City Council are expected to attend a forum on Wednesday night at the Woodstock Opera House.

Richmond-Burton High School District 157 Board President Tracey Highley resigned from the board this week, citing a move out of the district.

Despite eight objections filed against McHenry County school board hopefuls, no candidates were kicked off the ballot after a hearing on Friday.

Unofficial results for the newly downsized McHenry County Board show 13 Republicans to five Democrats. Of those potential winners, eight new faces could be on the board, making up nearly half of the body.

Anyone who wants to run for local offices in McHenry County can pick up nomination packets and begin circulate petitions on Tuesday.

McHenry County voters have the opportunity to vote by mail permanently under a new state law, the county said in a news release.

Monday marked the last day for candidates and parties to file for vacant ballot spots that did not see anybody nominated during the primary.

The hand recount, conducted Thursday, July 7, matched the results of the optical tabulator used to tally the votes in McHenry County.