McHenry County foreclosures were down slightly in October, according to RealtyTrac's Foreclosure Market Report.

A report released Thursday by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac shows one of every 220 housing units in the county received a foreclosure filing in October 2012, compared to one of every 208 the previous month. Kane County's foreclosure rate was one in every 209 homes. Lake County's rate was one in every 241.

There are 5,514 foreclosure housing units in McHenry County, according to realtytrac.com.
That compares to 5,442 foreclosure housing units in September. New foreclosure activity in October showed 86 housing units in Crystal Lake, 25 in Marengo, 50 in Woodstock, 41 in Huntley, 43 in Cary, 40 in Algonquin, 35 in Wonder Lake, 22 in Harvard, 13 in Spring Grove and five in Richmond.