McHenry County, Illinois
Nemeroff Law Offices is proud to serve the residents of McHenry County. McHenry County is a county located in the state of Illinois. The estimated population is over 388,000, making it the sixth largest county in Illinois. The county seat is Woodstock. McHenry County has become famous throughout the state of Illinois due to its typical Midwest weather. Some of the crazy weather events that have occurred were tornadoes, blizzards, and floods.
COURT SYSTEM
The Circuit Court of McHenry County is known as the 22nd Judicial Circuit. The courthouse is located at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098. This is the location of all trial level courts in McHenry County. If you have a McHenry County personal injury, McHenry County medical malpractice or McHenry County wrongful death case, the case will be litigated at this courthouse.
McHenry County is part of the 2nd Appellate District, located in Elgin, Illinois. If your McHenry County case goes to trial and an appeal is necessary, this is the place where your appeal will be filed. The appellate court is located at 55 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL. The Second Appellate Court has nine judges who hear appeals from 13 counties, including McHenry County.
MCHENRY COUNTY SHERIFF
The McHenry County Sheriff's Department provides various law enforcement activities in McHenry County. One vital role played by this department is to serve legal papers on residents or businesses in McHenry County. If a lawsuit is filed anywhere in the United States and service of process is necessary in McHenry County, the civil division of the McHenry County Sheriff's Department will do the job. They charge a fee for this service, usually between $45 to $70. The McHenry County Sheriff's Department is the police agency that investigates McHenry County car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and truck accident on certain county roadways. The McHenry County Sheriff's Department is located at 2200 North Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098. If you are involved in an accident in McHenry County involving personal injury, call 911.
To order an Illinois Traffic Crash Report, send a letter along with a $5 fee to the records division, McHenry County Sheriff's Department, 2200 North Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope so the report will be mailed back to you. For non-emergency information, call (815) 338-2144. The Illinois Traffic Crash Report is an important document when pursuing a personal injury case. It contains the name of the people involved in the accident, their addresses and the names and addresses of witnesses to the accident. It documents whether or not a ticket was issued by the McHenry County Sheriff's Department to any of the drivers involved in the car accident. Finally, it contains the name and policy number for all of the people involved in a McHenry County personal injury accident.
COMMUNITIES IN McHENRY:
Cities:
- Crystal Lake
- Harvard
- Marengo
- McHenry
- Woodstock
- Wonder Lake
Villages
- Algonquin
- Barrington Hills
- Bull Valley
- Cary
- Fox Lake
- Fox River Grove
- Greenwood
- Hebron
- Holiday Hills
- Huntley
- Island Lake
- Johnsburg
- Lake in the Hills
- Lakemoor
- Lakewood
- McCullom Lake
- Oakwood Hills
- Port Barrington
- Prairie Grove
- Richmond
- Ringwood
- Spring Grove
- Trout Valley
- Union
- Wonder Lake
Unincorporated communities:
- Alden
- Big Foot Prairie
- Burtons Bridge
- Coral
- Franklinville
- Harmony
- Hartland
- Lake Killarney
- Lawrence
- Palm Beach
- Ridgefield
- Riley
- Silver Lake
- Solon Mills
Townships:
- Alden
- Algonquin
- Burton
- Chemung
- Coral
- Dorr
- Dunham
- Grafton
- Greenwood
- Hartland
- Hebron
- Marengo
- McHenry
- Nunda
- Richmond
- Riley
- Seneca
DANGEROUS ROADS IN MCHENRY COUNTY:
Residents of McHenry County are without direct access to an Interstate within its county border. As a result, most residents travel a few miles south ton Kane County, to access the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway or Interstate 90. Randall Road is a major north-south road in McHenry and Kane County, Illinois. Randall Road travels through parts of the following towns: Crystal Lake, Algonquin and Dundee. Randall Road has many dangerous intersections where McHenry car and truck accidents occur. Drivers should use caution when entering intersections, as many fatal and serious accidents occur at intersections
DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS IN INVOLVING RANDALL ROAD:
- Illinois 31 and Rakow Road in Crystal Lake,
- Algonquin Road in Algonquin
- Illinois in West Dundee.
HOSPITALS:
Centegra Hospitals in McHenry County are Level II Trauma Centers. The emergency rooms in these hospitals are equipped with state of the art equipment to treat serious and life-threatening injuries. If you are involved in a McHenry car or truck accident and sustain an injury, chances are you will be transported via ambulance to one of the two
Centegra Hospitals.
1. Centegra-Memorial Medical Center is a 167 bed community based medical and surgical hospital located at 3710 Doty Rd Woodstock, IL 60098. The hospital had over 10,000 admissions in 2015. Surgeons at this hospital performed over 2,200 inpatient and over 5,700 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had over 38,000 patients seen. ER Department is open 24 hours daily. The non-emergency contact number is (815) 338-2500.
2. Centegra Hospital-McHenry or Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center is a hospital in McHenry, Illinois. Centegra Hospital – McHenry is a part of Centegra Health System. Previously, the hospital was called Northern Illinois Medical
Center. It is located at 4201 W Medical Center Dr., McHenry, IL 60050. The non- emergency contact number is (815) 344-5000.
3. Mercy Harvard Hospital is located at 901 Grant St Harvard, IL 60033. The general information number is (815)943-5431. It is a 45 bed medical and surgical hospital in Harvard, IL. The latest data available revealed over 6,000 patients were treated in the hospital's emergency room. The hospital had over 630 admissions. Surgeons at this hospital performed over 280 inpatient and over 1,650 outpatient surgeries.
OUR FIRM:
The McHenry personal injury and medical malpractice law firm of Nemeroff law Offices represents clients in all types of personal injury cases including car and truck accidents, motor cycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, premises liability, nursing home abuse and neglect, and medical malpractice matters. Our McHenry County car accident attorneys have served Illinois clients and the loved ones of those who have been wrongfully killed due to negligence.
If you or someone you know believes to have a McHenry County injury claim, contact us to discuss your case with one of our experienced McHenry County car and truck accident attorneys. Call Nemeroff Law Offices at 312-629-8800 or complete our contact us form on line. The consultation is free, no cost or obligation.
