Sheriff Keith Nygren
Mission Statement The essential purpose of the McHenry County Sheriff's Office is to provide service and protection to the citizens of McHenry County. The Office serves the citizens of McHenry County by performing the law enforcement function in a professional manner and it is to these citizens that the Office is ultimately responsible. The Sheriff's Office protects the right of all persons within its jurisdiction to be free from criminal attack, to be secure in their possessions and to live in peace. A large urban society free from crime and disorder remains an unachieved ideal; nevertheless, consistent with the values of a free society, it is the primary objective of the McHenry County Sheriff's Office to as closely as possible approach that ideal. In doing so, the Department's role is to enforce the law in a fair and impartial manner, recognizing both the statutory and judicial limitations of police authority and the constitutional rights of all persons.

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Crime Stoppers of McHenry County: 800-762-STOP(7867) Phone: 815-338-2144 Fax: 815-338-9285
Alarm User Notification McHenry County has passed an ordinance to regulate alarms and establish a violation for repeated false alarms within the County. Click link above for more information.
Open Burning Ordinance Click HERE to view all open burning information pertaining to McHenry County.
Homeland Security - Current Threat Level
Copies of Traffic Crash Reports Online Traffic Crash reports from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office are now available 24 hours a day on line through www.docview.us.com for easier public access. Crash reports are still available through the Sheriff's Office Records Division as well.
To view the 2009 Patrol Eligibility List - Click the link below: 2009 Patrol Eligibility List
To view the 2009 Corrections Eligibility List - Click the link below: 2009 Corrections Eligibility
Report Drug Activity
If you have information on individuals involved in illegal drug activity, please call or e-mail today and remain anonymous...(815) 334-4760 or E-mail
Sheriff's Office Organizational Chart
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