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'''McHenry''' is a city in [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry County]], [[Illinois]], United States. It is located about 50 miles northwest of [[Chicago]]. Per the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 27,135.<ref>((Cite web|title=McHenry city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1745694|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022))</ref> McHenry was at one time the county seat of McHenry County, which once included adjoining [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake County]] to the east. McHenry took its name from the county, which was named for Major [[William McHenry]], a prominent [[US Army]] officer in the [[Black Hawk War]].<ref>((cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA100|year=1908|page=100))</ref>

It rests at an elevation of 797 feet and the [[Fox River (Illinois River tributary)|Fox River]] flows through the eastern portion of the city.<ref>((cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:424159,McHenry|title=GNIS Detail - McHenry|website=geonames.usgs.gov))</ref> It is surrounded by natural lakes and streams, grassy moraine hills, gravel banks and shallow nutrient-rich peat bogs, remnants of receding glaciers from the last [[ice age]]. [[Moraine Hills State Park]], Glacial Park Conservation Area, and [[Volo Bog State Natural Area]] preserve some of these natural features.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Parks/About/Pages/MoraineHills.aspx|title=About|website=www.dnr.illinois.gov|language=en|access-date=June 12, 2018))</ref>

==History==
=== 19th century ===
In the 1830s various settlers arrived in the area and created the foundation for McHenry. Some of the family names can still be seen today: McCullom, McLean, Boone, and Wheeler.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/801.html|title=McHenry, IL|website=www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org))</ref><ref>((cite book|author=Munsell Publishing Company|title=History of McHenry County, Illinois (Vol 1)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cr6n6Z_BUAkC|year=1922))</ref><ref>((cite book|author=Munsell Publishing Company|title=History of McHenry County, Illinois (Vol 2)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqhXARZQy6wC|year=1922))</ref>

[[George Gage (politician)|George Gage]] came to the area in 1835 and purchased a plot of land west of the Fox River. This area eventually came to be known as Gagetown. In 1854, George Gage played an instrumental role in bringing the railroad to the city.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nwherald.com/2011/03/20/movers-shakers-shaped-mchenry/aadu9oh/|title=Movers, shakers shaped McHenry|access-date=April 5, 2017|archive-date=April 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406110843/http://www.nwherald.com/2011/03/20/movers-shakers-shaped-mchenry/aadu9oh/|url-status=dead))</ref> Gagetown was eventually renamed to West McHenry.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.ci.mchenry.il.us/vertical/sites/%7B32BA702A-197A-429A-BC8D-0F4D5E307CAD%7D/uploads/GagetownBrochure.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404043550/http://www.ci.mchenry.il.us/vertical/sites/%7B32BA702A-197A-429A-BC8D-0F4D5E307CAD%7D/uploads/GagetownBrochure.pdf |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |url-status=dead  ))</ref>

In 1851, a dam was built on Boone Creek which created Mill Pond. The pond encompassed an area between today's rail road tracks and Route 31 and north of Waukegan Road.

In 1860, the historical [[Count's House]] was completed.

On August 4, 1875, the first issue of the city newspaper, the ''McHenry Plaindealer'', was published by Jay Van Slyke.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.mcigs.org/plaindealer-history.html|title=Plaindealer History|website=McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.mchenrycountyhistory.org/day-mchenry-county-history|title=Day in McHenry County History - McHenry County Historical Society and Museum|website=www.mchenrycountyhistory.org))</ref>

In 1880, the first bridge in McHenry was built at Pearl Street.<ref>((cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GeHHqIzw3BkC&pg=PA17|title=McHenry and McCullom Lake|first=Sandra Landen|last=Machaj|date=July 21, 2018|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|via=Google Books|isbn=9780738550602))</ref>

=== 20th century ===

On March 30, 1908 a train bound for Ringwood crashed near the McHenry train depot. One person was killed.<ref>((cite web|url=https://mpldlocalhistory.blog/2016/08/22/the-mchenry-train-crash-of-1908/|title=The McHenry Train Crash of 1908|date=August 22, 2016))</ref>

In 1929, Mill Pond was drained by removing the dam on Boone Creek.

The original Pearl Street bridge was dismantled in 1976 and rebuilt using concrete. The bridge was split into multiple parts and relocated. One part sits on the grounds of TC Industries in Crystal Lake. Another sits in a county storage unit.<ref>((cite web|url=https://bridgehunter.com/il/mchenry/old-pearl-street/|title=Old Pearl Street Bridge|website=Bridgehunter.com))</ref>

In 1985, the ''McHenry Plaindealer'' became part of the ''Northwest Herald''.

==Geography==
McHenry is located 50 miles northwest of [[Chicago]] in northeastern [[Illinois]] on the [[Fox River (Illinois River tributary)|Fox River]]. According to the 2010 census, McHenry has a total area of ((convert|15.175|sqmi|sqkm|2)), of which ((convert|14.74|sqmi|sqkm|2)) (or 97.13%) is land and ((convert|0.435|sqmi|sqkm|2)) (or 2.87%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">((cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1745694
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=December 27, 2015
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  ))</ref>  McHenry lies within the [[Fox Valley (Illinois)|Fox River Valley]], and its downtown area is situated on that river which is how it earned the nickname "The Heart of the Fox River".<ref>((Cite web|url=http://cityofmchenry.org/index.asp?SEC=9F87EA07-A507-4EEA-8C91-401FEFCBDF50&Type=B_BASIC|title=History|website=cityofmchenry.org|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28))</ref>((Citation needed|date=November 2010))

==Climate and weather==
Typically climate and weather in McHenry year-round is similar to Chicago's, though sometimes it is warmer in summer, and colder in winter. The all-time record high temperature is ((convert|103|F)), set on July 4, 1974, while the all-time record low is ((convert|-30|F)), set on January 31, 2019.
((Weather box
|location=McHenry, Illinois, 1981–2010 normals, extremes, 1888–present
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|Jan high F = 28
|Feb high F = 33
|Mar high F = 44
|Apr high F = 57
|May high F = 68
|Jun high F = 78
|Jul high F = 82
|Aug high F = 79
|Sep high F = 72
|Oct high F = 60
|Nov high F = 47
|Dec high F = 33
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|Feb mean F = 25
|Mar mean F = 35
|Apr mean F = 48
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|Jul mean F = 73
|Aug mean F = 71
|Sep mean F = 62
|Oct mean F = 51
|Nov mean F = 39
|Dec mean F = 26
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|Jan low F = 13
|Feb low F = 17
|Mar low F = 26
|Apr low F = 38
|May low F = 48
|Jun low F = 58
|Jul low F = 63
|Aug low F = 61
|Sep low F = 52
|Oct low F = 41
|Nov low F = 30
|Dec low F = 18
|year low F = 39
|Jan record high F =  62
|Feb record high F =  70
|Mar record high F =  83
|Apr record high F =  90
|May record high F =  99
|Jun record high F =  102
|Jul record high F =  103
|Aug record high F =  100
|Sep record high F = 96
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F =  76
|Dec record high F =  68
|year record high F = 103
|Jan record low F = -30
|Feb record low F = -23
|Mar record low F = -13
|Apr record low F = 5
|May record low F = 22
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 14
|Nov record low F = -10
|Dec record low F = -23
|year record low F= -30
|rain colour =
|Jan rain inch = 1.9
|Feb rain inch = 1.97
|Mar rain inch = 2.29
|Apr rain inch = 3.56
|May rain inch = 4.24
|Jun rain inch = 3.85
|Jul rain inch = 3.78
|Aug rain inch = 4.86
|Sep rain inch = 3.4
|Oct rain inch = 3.1
|Nov rain inch = 3.04
|Dec rain inch = 2.26
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|Feb snow inch = 8.4
|Mar snow inch = 4.1
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|May snow inch = T
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
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))

==Government==

The city of McHenry lies within two townships: [[McHenry Township, McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry Township]] and [[Nunda Township, McHenry County, Illinois|Nunda Township]]. The majority of the city falls within the former.

===Mayor===
''See the full article, [[List of mayors of McHenry, Illinois]]''.

* Wayne Jett<ref name="official-citymayor">((Cite web|last=|first=|date=|url=https://cityofmchenry.org/index.asp?SEC=EA6DCDAF-00D5-492D-8EDE-81D6ADFBA51B&Type=B_BASIC|access-date=March 28, 2017|website=))</ref>

===City Council===
The city council consists of representatives from the 7 city wards:<ref name="official-citymayor" />
* Ward 1 - Victor A. Santi
* Ward 2 - Andrew Glab
* Ward 3 - Frank McClatchey
* Ward 4 - Chris Bassi
* Ward 5 - Shawn Strach
* Ward 6 - Michael Koch
* Ward 7 - Sue Miller

===City Clerk===
Trisha Ramel is the City Clerk and is supported by the Deputy City Clerk, Monte Johnson.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://cityofmchenry.org/city_clerk|title=City Clerk|website=cityofmchenry.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-02))</ref>

=== City Administrator ===

* Derik Morefield

=== Police Chief ===

* John Birk

==Demographics==
((US Census population
|1880= 874
|1890= 979
|1900= 1013
|1910= 1031
|1920= 1146
|1930= 1354
|1940= 1596
|1950= 2080
|1960= 3336
|1970= 6772
|1980= 10737
|1990= 16177
|2000= 21501
|2010= 26992
|2020= 27135
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">((cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=))</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
))

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''McHenry city, Illinois - Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>((Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – McHenry city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1745694&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]))</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>((Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – McHenry city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1745694&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]))</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|22,661
|21,144
|83.95%
|77.92%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|173
|280
|0.64%
|1.03%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|45
|20
|0.17%
|0.07%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|411
|493
|1.52%
|1.82%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|4
|0.02%
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|7
|40
|0.03%
|0.15%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|240
|954
|0.89%
|3.52%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,450
|4,200
|12.78%
|15.48%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''26,992'''
|'''27,135'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
The population density was ((convert|1,850.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off)). There were 8,127 housing units at an average density of ((convert|699.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off)). The racial makeup of the city was 94.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.89% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 7.10% of the population.

There were 7,872 households, of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.25.

Age distribution was 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The [[median household income]] was $55,759, and the median family income was $66,040. Males had a median income of $46,552 versus $29,808 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $23,272. About 3.8% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Culture==
McHenry is home to Fiesta Days, a ten-day festival in the middle of the summer that includes music, parades, food, car shows, and more.<ref>((cite web|url=http://mchenryfiestadays.com/|title=McHenry Fiesta Days - Enjoy the Party|website=mchenryfiestadays.com))</ref>

===Historic Places on the National Register===
<gallery class="center">
File: McHenry Il Count's House1.jpg|[[Count's House|The Count's House]]
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==Recreation==
McHenry is home to [[Moraine Hills State Park]] which has many miles of hiking trails and connects to the [[Stratton Lock and Dam]]. Fishing from the dam is allowed only with a valid fishing license.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Parks/Pages/MoraineHills.aspx|title=Parks|website=www.dnr.illinois.gov))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/WaterResources/Pages/StrattonLockandDam.aspx|title=Water Resources|website=www.dnr.illinois.gov))</ref>

In addition to several dozen city parks, the [[Prairie Trail]] — a sub-section of the larger [[Grand Illinois Trail]] — runs through the middle of the city.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.mccdistrict.org/rccms/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Prairie-Trail-brochure_06-2015_web.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002121425/http://www.mccdistrict.org/rccms/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Prairie-Trail-brochure_06-2015_web.pdf |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |url-status=dead  ))</ref>

There once was a movie theater downtown but it was closed in 2014.<ref>((cite web |title=McHenry Theater closes temporarily for repairs |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/2014/05/20/mchenry-theater-closes-temporarily-for-repairs/a9dni5m/ |website=Shaw Local News Network|date=May 20, 2014 ))</ref> In 2017 it was announced that it would be renovated in late 2017. The new McHenry Downtown Theater reopened on January 18, 2018.<ref>((cite web |title=McHenry City Council approves downtown theater proposal |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/2017/02/06/mchenry-city-council-approves-downtown-theater-proposal/a992h5a/ |website=Shaw Local News Network|date=February 7, 2017 ))</ref> A drive-in theater east of town is open during the summer months.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.goldenagecinemas.com/#/mchenry|title=Golden Age Cinemas|website=www.goldenagecinemas.com))</ref>

==Economy==
Major industrial users including [[Medela]], [[Follett Corporation|Follett School Solutions]], Fabrik Industries, and Plaspros have located in the city's business parks. [[Northwestern Centegra Hospital - McHenry]] provides emergency and in and out-patient health care services to the city and surrounding areas. Steady residential growth has resulted in significant commercial development. The north Richmond Road corridor has become a destination for shoppers in the northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin areas with numerous "big box" retailers and smaller chains.((citation needed|date=January 2016))

Downtown McHenry is home to the one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) McHenry Riverwalk District which runs along Boone Creek and the Fox River.<ref>((cite web |title=MCHENRY RIVERWALK DISTRICT |url=https://www.visitmchenrycounty.com/McHenry-Riverwalk-District |website=visitmchenrycounty.com |access-date=19 February 2021))</ref> It is home to residences, shops, a movie theater, restaurants, bars and other various forms of entertainment and commerce. It is broken up into three zones, the "Historic Zone", "Residential Zone (Phase 1)" and "Commercial Zone".<ref>((cite web |title=Riverwalk |url=https://cityofmchenry.org/riverwalk |website=cityofmchenry.org |access-date=19 February 2021))</ref>

==Education==
=== Schools and libraries ===
There are two school districts serving the city of McHenry: [[McHenry Community High School District 156]] and [[McHenry School District 15]]. District 156 is composed of two high schools while District 15 is composed of five elementary schools and three middle schools.

McHenry is served by one public library which is part of Cooperative Computer Services (CCS) consortium.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.mchenrylibrary.org/index.php/use-the-library/use-the-catalog/other-libraries-catalogs|title=Other Libraries' Catalogs - McHenry Public Library|website=www.mchenrylibrary.org))</ref> The library itself houses physical books, DVDs, magazines, and more as well as providing access to online digital content. The library also offers various training classes on various topics and has several meeting rooms available for use by request.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.mchenrylibrary.org|title=HOME - McHenry Public Library|website=www.mchenrylibrary.org))</ref>

=== Colleges ===
The City of McHenry is also home to the Shah Center, which offers business seminars and trainings from the [[McHenry County College]],.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.shahcenter.mchenry.edu/about.asp|title=About the Center for Corporate Training and the Illinois Small Business Development Center|website=www.shahcenter.mchenry.edu))</ref>

==Transportation==

===Airports===
The closest public international airports to the city of McHenry are Chicago's [[O'Hare International Airport]] and [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport]] in Milwaukee

The closest private airport to the city is [[Galt Airport]] in Wonder Lake.

===Public transportation===
McRide, a [[paratransit]] service provided by [[Pace Bus]], and Metra are available services which offers transportation options between nearby towns in the area.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.co.mchenry.il.us/county-government/departments-j-z/transportation/transit-services/pace|title=Pace Fixed Bus Routes - McHenry County, IL|website=www.co.mchenry.il.us))</ref>

===Bike===
The Prairie Trail runs through the middle of McHenry from Crystal Lake and connects to trails near the border of Wisconsin.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.mccdistrict.org/rccms/bicycling/|title=Bicycling - McHenry County Conservation District|website=www.mccdistrict.org))</ref>

===Passenger rail===
[[File:McHenry Metra Station.jpg|right|thumb|McHenry Metra Station]]

[[McHenry station|McHenry]] is currently the terminus of a branch line on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific Northwest Line]], with weekday passenger service to [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] (formerly Northwestern Station) in downtown [[Chicago]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://metrarail.com/content/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-nw/map.html|title=Union Pacific Northwest (UP-NW) - Metra|website=metrarail.com))</ref> The line that now terminates at McHenry once continued to [[Williams Bay, Wisconsin]], but that service was discontinued in stages in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>((cite book|last1=Behrens|first1=P. L.|title=Steam Trains to Geneva Lake: C&NW's Elgin – Williams Bay Branch|date=2002))</ref>

===Road===
[[Illinois Route 31]] and [[Illinois Route 120]] intersect in the city center. While not highways or interstates, they are the main roads into and out of the city.

== Notable people ==
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* [[TaylorMade-adidas|Gary Adams]] (d. 2000), founded [[TaylorMade-adidas|TaylorMade Golf]] in McHenry in 1979<ref>((cite web |title=Ace of Clubs|url=http://www.departures.com/articles/ace-of-clubs|last=Dodson|first=James|date=May–June 1998|work=[[Departures Magazine]]|publisher=American Express Publishing Corporation|access-date=August 31, 2009))</ref><ref>((cite web |last=Wyss|first=Cyndi|title=Wyss: Economic uptick good, but bears price|url=http://www.nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/05/14/r_i0vttsoeswqv8yjnfjpvoa/index.xml|date=May 15, 2009|publisher=[[Northwest Herald]]|access-date=August 31, 2009))</ref>
* [[Pamela Althoff]] (b. 1953), member of the [[Illinois Senate]] from 2003-2018. She was Mayor of McHenry prior to her appointment to the Illinois Senate.<ref>Illinois Blue Book 2004-2005</ref>
* [[Thomas A. Bolger]] (1887&ndash;1953), member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]]<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1951-1952,' Biographical Sketch of Thomas A. Bolger, pg. 162-163</ref>
* [[John Brzenk]] (b. 1964), world champion arm wrestler
* Rob Doran (b. 1976), original bassist of the rock band [[Alkaline Trio]]
* [[Jason Faunt]] (b. 1974), actor, grew up in McHenry
* [[Flavel K. Granger]] (1832&ndash;1905), Illinois state legislator, lawyer, and farmer; lived in McHenry
* [[Mariann Mayberry]] (b. 1965), member of [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company]], lived in McHenry and graduated from McHenry High School (West Campus)
* [[Jace Sayler]] (b. 1979), football player with the [[New England Patriots]] (Super Bowl champion), attended McHenry High School (West Campus)
* [[Matt Skiba]] (b. 1976), Grammy-nominated co-lead singer and guitarist for the rock bands [[Blink-182]] and [[Alkaline Trio]]
* [[Robert Tonyan]] (b. 1994), professional [[American football]] player for the [[Chicago Bears]]
* [[Joe Walsh (Illinois politician)|Joe Walsh]] (b. 1961), radio personality and former congressman (Republican) for the [[Illinois's 8th congressional district|8th district]]
* [[Craig Wilcox]] (b. 1967), member of the [[Illinois Senate]] since 2018. He resides in McHenry.<ref>((cite web|editor-last=Barlow|editor-first=Sarah E.|title=Biographies of New Senate Members |work=First Reading|publisher=Illinois Legislative Research Unit|date=November 15, 2018|volume=32|number=2|access-date=December 12, 2018|page=11|url=http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Nov2018FirstRdg.pdf))</ref>
*[[Lana Rhoades]] (b. 1996), world famous social-media/pornography star. Born and raised in McHenry<ref>((Cite web|date=2019-09-26|title=Lana Rhoades Net Worth in 2021, Wiki and Facts ((!)) richidol.com|url=https://richidol.com/model/lana-rhoades|access-date=2021-08-15|website=RICHIDOL|language=en-US|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924142523/https://richidol.com/model/lana-rhoades|url-status=dead))</ref>
* [[Jack Perconte]] (b. 1954), MLB Baseball Player for Dodgers, Indians, Mariners
* [[Amie Cunat]] (b. 1986), artist specializing in painting and installation

== Notable horses ==
* [[Two Eyed Jack]], born in McHenry; Quarter Horse stallion and showhorse; the leading all time sire of American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) champions<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.omagdigital.com/article/Two+Eyed+Jack/403029/0/article.html|title=Two Eyed Jack))</ref><ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.awa.at/quarter/ber_qh_two_eyed_jack.htm |title=AWA Burgenland |access-date=July 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911163133/http://www.awa.at/quarter/ber_qh_two_eyed_jack.htm |archive-date=September 11, 2011 |url-status=dead  ))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11456597/|title=The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas on September 16, 1987 · Page 25|date=September 16, 1987 ))</ref>

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((Official website))
* [http://www.mchenrylibrary.org McHenry Public Library District]
* ((curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/Illinois/Localities/M/McHenry))

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