About Us

The Clerk of the Circuit Court is elected by the voters of McHenry County. Katherine M. Keefe was sworn in as McHenry County Clerk of Court on December 1, 2008, after 21 years of working in the Circuit Clerk’s office. The Office of the Circuit Clerk is responsible for maintaining a record of all cases filed and heard by the McHenry County Courts. The Circuit Clerk is a non-judicial office of the Judicial Branch of State government. The duties of the Office are set forth by Statute, Rules of the Supreme Court and Administrative Orders of the local Circuit Court. The Circuit Court Clerk is required to attend all sessions of Court, keep and preserve all records and files of the Court and is Keeper of the Seal of the Court.

The McHenry County Circuit Clerk’s Office employs 54 Deputy Clerks that are responsible for recording filed documents, attending court and maintaining a record of all proceedings, collecting and disbursing fines and fees. Approximately 60,000 new cases are filed each year with the McHenry County Circuit Clerk’s Office. The Circuit Clerk maintains record of these cases in a computerized court database, iJustice, as well as electronically filing or scanning all documents into our document management system, OnBase. The McHenry County Circuit Clerk’s court database and document management system are available to the public at public viewing terminals located at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock on both the first and third floors. Access is also available over the Internet on a paid-subscription basis. Access to basic case information is available to the public at no charge on our website.