The information you are seeking may likely already be accessible on this website and may not require you to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.  

Please navigate this website using the tools on the homepage or On-line Services page. If the property for which the records are sought is located in a municipality, please contact the municipality directly for obtaining the records.   A list of municipalities and other agencies can be found here:   Other Links  

If you would like to submit a FOIA request, please carefully read the information below. Illinois law requires public bodies to comply with or deny a FOIA request within five business days, unless the time for response is extended for an additional five business days, as allowed under the law.   A request for records to be used for a commercial purpose requires a public body to respond within 21 business days.

Methods to Request Information and Public Records
Please complete the Online FOIA Request Form or you can mail, fax, email, or hand-deliver directly to the department for which the records are being sought. Click here to download a PDF Form

See FOIA Officer Directory below for a list of FOIA Officers by Department.  Click on the Department name to view more specifics by Department if available.

Please be specific in the nature of your request in order for FOIA Officers to process your request more efficiently. (Illinois law does not require you to submit on the FOIA Request Form, but the request should be in writing).  *Electronic records can be requested and will be provided, as allowed under the law. 

Copy Fees (Some fees are regulated by state statutes):
   • First 50 pages are free (black & white, letter or legal size)
   • 15 cents per page thereafter (black & white, letter or legal size)
   • Actual costs of copying for color copies 

County Assessor
FOIA Officers: Carol Saunders, Therese Reeves, Carl Wright, Ginger Shaffer
Phone: 815.334.4290      Fax:  815.338.8522
Mail: Assessments, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock IL 60098 

County Auditor
FOIA Officers: Pam Palmer & Luann Kanaly
Phone: 815.334.4204       Fax:  815.334.4621    
Mail: County Auditor, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

County Board *Includes Liquor Commission*
FOIA Officers: John Labaj & Ralph Sarbaugh
Phone: 815.334.4221     Fax: 815.338.3991
Mail: County Board, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

County Clerk
FOIA Officers: Katherine Schultz, Linda Fitzgerald & Vern Paddock
Phone: 815.334.4242     Fax: 815.334.8727
Mail: County Clerk, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

County Coroner
FOIA Officers: Marlene Lantz, Debora Ann E. Sosnowski & Robert Locke
Phone: 815.338.2144     Fax: 815.338.1405
Mail: County Coroner, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

County Recorder
FOIA Officers: Nancy Walkington, Kris Beach, & Jan Zidek
Phone: 815.334.4110      Fax: 815.338.9612
Mail: County Recorder, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Division of Transportation
FOIA Officers: Jeff Young, Wally Dittrich, Mark Dammyer & Mark DeVries
Phone: 815.334.4960     Fax: 815.334.4989
Mail: McHenry County D.O.T., 16111 Nelson Rd., Woodstock  IL  60098

E911 Board
FOIA Officers: Tiki Carlson
Phone: 815.337.7911    Fax:  815.337.9911
Mail: E911 Board, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Emergency Management Agency
FOIA Officers: Robert Ellsworth & Shirley Eicksteadt
Phone: 815.338.6400    Fax: 815.334.4633
Mail: Emergency Management Agency, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Facilities Management
FOIA Officers: John Hadley & Joan Bunch
Phone: 815.334.4155     Fax: 815.334.4623
Mail: Facilities Management, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098

GIS
FOIA Officers: Nicole Gattuso, Amanda Foley & Edward Amoo
Mail: GIS, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Health Department *Includes Animal Control and Tuberculosis Board*

FOIA Officers: Patrick McNulty
Phone: 815.334.4510     Fax: 815.334.4635
Mail: McHenry County Department of Health, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Human Resources
FOIA Officers: Bob Ivetic & Holly Eddy
Phone: 815.334.4220     Fax: 815.334.4648
Mail: Human Resources, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Information Technology
FOIA Officers: Tom Sullivan & Paul Lerner
Phone: 815.334.4138     Fax: 815.334.4650
Mail: I.T. Department, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Mental Health
FOIA Officers: Sandy Lewis, Bob Lesser, Cathy Garrey & Liz Doyle
Phone: 815.455.2828     Fax: 815-455-2925
Mail: McHenry County Mental Health, 620 Dakota St., Crystal Lake  IL 60012 

Planning and Development  *Includes Water Resources*
FOIA Officers: Dennis Sandquist, Matthew Hansel, Maryanne Wanaski & Mark Phipps
Phone: 815.334.4560    Fax: 815.337.3720
Mail: Planning and Development, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Public Defender
FOIA Officers:  Mark Cook

Phone:  815.334.4170

Mail:  Public Defender, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock   IL   60098

Purchasing
FOIA Officers: Cathy Link & Amy Burke
Phone: 815.334.4818     Fax: 815.334.4680
Mail: Purchasing, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Regional Supt of Schools
FOIA Officers: Gene Goeglein & Barbara Murray
Phone:  815.334.4475     Fax: 815.338.0475
Mail: Regional Supt. of Schools, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098

Sheriff
FOIA Officers: Duane Cedergren, Jan Weech & Carolyn Hubbard
Phone: 815.338.2144     Fax:  815.338.9285
Mail: Sheriff, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

State's Attorney
FOIA Officers: Jamie Rein & Jana Blake
Phone:  815.334.4159  
Mail: State's Attorney Office, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Treasurer
FOIA Officers: William LeFew & Glenda Miller
Phone:  815.334.4260    
Mail: Treasurer, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Valley Hi
FOIA Officers: Cathy Nelson
Phone:  815.338.0312     Fax: 815.338.0458
Mail: Valley Hi, 2406 Hartland Rd., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Veteran's Assistance
FOIA Officers: Mike Iwanicki & Jane Dorfner
Phone: 815.334.4229     Fax:  815.334.4678
Mail: Veteran's Assistance, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock  IL 60098 

Workforce Investment Board
FOIA Officers: Carl Martens
Phone: 815.338.7100  extension: 218 or 213     Fax: 815.338.7125
Mail: Workforce Investment Board, 500 Russel Ct., Woodstock  IL 60098