This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We are not affiliated with McHenry County, the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, the McHenry County Circuit Clerk, the County Clerk and Recorder, the Sheriff's Office, or the State of Illinois. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, or issue certified copies for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.
Need an Official McHenry County Record?
Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in McHenry County, Illinois:
- Court case files: contact the McHenry County Circuit Clerk or the Circuit Court of the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit
- Marriage licenses, birth and death records, deeds, and land records: contact the McHenry County Clerk and Recorder
- Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records
- Probate, wills, and estates: see probate records
- Criminal and arrest records: see criminal records
- Jail roster and custody: see inmate records for booking lookups; the McHenry County Sheriff's Office runs the jail
- Active warrants: see warrant records
- Other county records: see public records for Illinois FOIA request steps
McHenry County Courthouse
Court appearances, the Circuit Clerk records counter, and the Sheriff's corrections operation share one government center campus in Woodstock, the McHenry County seat.
McHenry County Courthouse
2200 North Seminary Avenue
Woodstock, IL 60098
815-334-4190
McHenry County Circuit Clerk
2200 North Seminary Avenue
Woodstock, IL 60098
Use the Circuit Clerk website for the current direct line.
McHenry County Clerk and Recorder
Marriage licenses, vital records, deeds, and recorded land documents.
Verify office address and direct line on the County Clerk page.
McHenry County Sheriff's Office
Government Center campus
Woodstock, IL 60098
Use the Sheriff site for the current jail line.