LOCAL SURVEILLANCE · MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS
McHenry County is now fully scaffolded at the municipal level. County systems remain separate from municipal equipment, and an unresearched city or village is not represented as surveillance-free.
MUNICIPALITIES · COUNTY YEARBOOK
The current McHenry County yearbook identifies 30 cities and villages in or partly within the county. Huntley, Crystal Lake, and Woodstock presently have primary-record surveillance dossiers; the remaining municipalities are ready for records and contributions.
MCHENRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Body-worn / in-car video / Evidence.com
McHenry County project records allocated approximately $2.09 million for body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, and Tasers for patrol deputies, with the systems described as integrated and evidence stored in Evidence.com. This is a county Sheriff finding and is not attributed to any municipality.
UAS / drones
Illinois statewide Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act reporting for State Fiscal Year 2024 lists McHenry County Sheriff drone activity. NoRec treats that report as a historical inventory/activity snapshot and does not assume the same fleet count remains current in 2026.
PUBLIC RECORDS · FOIA
Primary government records are preferred. Where practical, NoRec keeps a local archival copy alongside the official source so citations remain auditable if a government URL later changes.
Current official county yearbook directory used as the municipality baseline for this batch.
Official county FOIA information and request entry point, including Sheriff records.
County project record documenting the Sheriff body-worn/in-car camera, Taser, and Evidence.com bundle.
RESEARCH GAPS
