McHenry County Clerk's Office

Write-in votes and outstanding mail-in ballots in McHenry County local elections might not be counted until April 15.

In McHenry County, turnout in Tuesday’s local election has surpassed 2021 and 2023 totals, though it’s still expected that fewer than 1 in 5 registered voters will have cast ballots.

McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio has reminded people not to deface or alter their ballots ahead of the April 1 election. That includes crossing out names on ballots or writing in candidates where there is no space to do so.

Early voting in McHenry County for the April 1 election has been pushed back to start March 17. Officials said it was because of how the votes in the February primary get tallied.

Several thousand mail-in ballots have yet to be counted in McHenry County, and they could determine the outcome of the conservation district property tax referendum.

Early voting and mail-in ballots in McHenry County topped 100,000, leading to what was expected to be one of the highest-turnout elections in the county's history.

The Republican head of the McHenry County Board recently told the crowd at a pro-Trump rally that McHenry is the last collar county around Chicago whose voters still predominantly back the GOP. That's a big shift in recent years in collar counties long previously red.

Election 2024: McHenry County has a new center that will host all things election starting this fall.

A former Aldi in Woodstock will become the McHenry County Elections Center, with plans to move in before the general election in November.

Payments toward next year's property tax bills can be made through Dec. 29.

Candidate filing has begun for the 2024 primary election, where several McHenry County seats - including state's attorney and board chair - are on the ballot.

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.

Software problem prevented some voters from receiving a nonpartisan ballot during Tuesday's primary, workaround was found, McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio said.

Voting in the primaries is important because it can affect results of future elections, said Crystal Lake resident Ravi Saari who cast his ballot Tuesday afternoon.

The current McHenry Township assessor was leading in the Democratic primary race for McHenry County clerk, the winner of which will face incumbent Joe Tirio in the general election in November, early unofficial results showed.

A mix-up that left the Libertarian Party off a letter to some voters had McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio facing renewed criticism, though the Libertarian Party chairman said he wasn’t concerned.

Early voting in McHenry County begins today, kicking off primary races for several local, state and national contests. Here's what you need to know.

McHenry County Clerk candidate Joe Tirio on his office's priorities: "While we can’t control what happens on a federal level, I know we can continue to deliver elections that the people of our county can trust." Read Tirio's full election questionnaire here.

Top priorities if elected as McHenry County Clerk for Andrew Georgi Jr. include "Insure election laws are followed. Insure all eligible voters can vote easily." Read Georgi's full election questionnaire here.

McHenry County Clerk candidate Mary Mahady's top priorities include Increasing access to voting for all eligible voters and improving the voting process with accuracy and transparency. Read Mahady's full election questionnaire here.

Voting information cards with new polling locations went out before the McHenry County Board voted on the changes

With issues from ballots and counting votes marring recent elections in McHenry County, two candidates in the Democratic party are hoping for the chance to set a new course.

McHenry County will need up to 800 election judges for the upcoming presidential elections. It's working on recruiting now, the election supervisor says.

More than 250 candidates are going to be on McHenry County ballots in the coming months after the filing period for this year’s election cycle across Illinois closed Monday.

A Woodstock attorney, on behalf of local blogger and former state representative Cal Skinner, defended anonymous online comments that labeled judicial candidate Mary McClellan as “satanic” and a “whore.”

McHenry County Clerk and Recorder Joe Tirio on Tuesday came under fire from multiple McHenry County Board members over what is being done to prevent potential election errors.

Joe Tirio now has two desks. The McHenry County recorder was sworn in as county clerk Monday, marking the first day of Tirio’s tenure as the head of two major elected offices.

Newly elected McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio said he plans to improve accuracy of elections following news that his predecessor did not include tens of thousands of early votes, a margin that altered the outcome of several major races

The outcomes of three major McHenry County races changed Thursday after Clerk Mary McClellan updated the county’s election website to include early voting numbers.

With 93 percent of precincts reporting at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Tirio had captured 56.6 percent (39,856 votes) to Democratic challenger Andrew Georgi’s 43.4 percent (30,536).

McHenry-area voters had mixed opinions about referendums on the ballot Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the McHenry County Clerk’s Office

If elected as McHenry County Clerk, Joe Tirio plans to simultaneously hold the recorder’s office without a salary

In a binding referendum, McHenry County residents voted in favor of eliminating the recorder’s office and folding it into the clerk’s office in 2018

Joe Tirio has been a major contributor to Brettman’s campaign, according to campaign finance records.

Andrew Georgi, D-Hebron, announced his intent to run against McHenry County Recorder Joe Tirio, R-Woodstock.

State Rep. David McSweeney asked board Chairman Charles Scholz in a Thursday evening email for a close look at how the McHenry County Clerk’s Office handled the election.