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COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT McHENRY COUNTY McHenry County Government Center 2200 N. Seminary Ave. Woodstock, IL 60098 (815) 334-4000 (815) 338-3991 (FAX) Sheriff’s Police, Building and Zoning Inspection, Subdivision Plats, Total Assessments, Health Department, Probation, Courts, Skilled Care Nursing, Highway Maintenance, Recording Deeds and Documents, Animal Control, Zoning Appeals, Court Documents.
McHenry County Board Mike Buehler, McHenry County Board Chairman McHenry County Government Center 2200 N. Seminary Ave. Woodstock, IL 60098 (815) 334-4224 TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT Township Government is older than 1776. It originated in the mid-1600s, more than 100 years before our country became an independent nation. Township government in Illinois dates back to 1787, when Congress established the Northwest Territory and designated counties and townships within the territories. When the
second Illinois Constitution was adopted in 1848 it gave counties the option to include townships in their governmental structure. A majority of Illinois counties chose the township system in a general election of 1849, among them being McHenry County, where the voters almost unanimously chose township government in a referendum in November of 1849. A Township, as a political and geographic subdivision, is a municipal corporate body that can sue and be sued, own property, borrow money and levy taxes. The officials may act for the electorate in the Township’s name when
conducting business. Townships have many duties and some permissive powers. Services expressly required of all townships include providing for welfare assistance, building and maintaining rural roads, assessment of property and preventing the spread of communicable disease. In addition to this, townships may establish libraries, medical clinics, museums, community buildings, public rest stations, mental health facilities and youth committees. McHenry County is divided into 17 townships. There are generally eight elected officers in each township. These are the supervisor, clerk, assessor, highway com-
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