The McHenry County clerk releases new, corrected election results McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio fills a secure blue bin with recounted paper ballots inside the voting tabulation room at the McHenry County Administrative Building on Thursday in Woodstock. Matthew Apgar/Shaw Media
Updated 4/9/2021 4:42 PM
The McHenry County clerk s office has released new, corrected results for Tuesday s local consolidated election.
After a technical error with the office s ballot tabulation devices led to a full recount of votes Thursday, the new results were posted to the county s election results webpage just before 12:50 p.m. Friday.
These results are still unofficial and will not be finalized and certified until two weeks after Tuesday s election, according to Illinois state statute. Late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots and provisionally cast ballots could still be counted.
Preliminary results point to rejection of referendum to abolish the McHenry Township Road District
Updated 4/7/2021 12:23 PM
A referendum to abolish the McHenry Township Road District was on track to be rejected by voters, preliminary election results show, the culmination of a hard-fought battle to eliminate the separate taxing body and place the responsibilities of maintaining the township s roads under the jurisdiction of the McHenry Township Board.
Unofficial election results reported by the McHenry County Clerk s Office showed voters rejected the referendum by a margin of 80.4% to 19.6%, as of 9:45 p.m. Tuesday night. The results do not include all mail-in or provisionally cast ballots.
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Algonquin Village Board president John Schmitt died last summer. His seat is up for election, and acting village board president Debby Sosine is running uncontested for it. (Jim Massara/Patch)
ALGONQUIN AND LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL Both the Algonquin and Lake in the Hills village board races have four different candidates vying for three open seats this spring. Election Day is Tuesday and polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on McHenry County.
The Algonquin Village Board is coming off a rough year. Not only, like many municipalities, have leaders in the community grappled with ways to push through the COVID-19 pandemic, which has wreaked havoc on many local businesses in towns. But the village was also dealt an unexpected blow when longtime village president John Schmitt died last summer.