About five precincts needed more ballots printed, but overall voter turnout in McHenry County was low – less than 16 percent.

WOODSTOCK – Mayor Brian Sager was elected to a second term Tuesday.

SPRING GROVE – Trustees Bob McMahon and Mike Lee were re-elected to the Spring Grove Village Board with 769 and 731 votes, respectively, according to unofficial results.

JOHNSBURG – Longtime trustee Ed Hettermann defeated Lorrie Filippone by 164 votes in the heated race for Johnsburg village president.

RICHMOND – Village Pre­s­ident Lauri Olson was re-elected with 219 votes, according to unofficial re­sults with all 3 precincts reporting.

FOX LAKE – Focused Party candidates prevailed over the United Party and independent candidates who ran for office in Fox Lake.

LAKEWOOD – Erin Smith defeated John O’Hara in the race for Lakewood president.

CARPENTERSVILLE – Voters in McHenry, Kane, Cook and DeKalb counties re-elected two incumbents to the District 300 school board and selected another former board member for the third open seat.

HUNTLEY – Mike Skala was the victor Tuesday night in the single contested race for the District 158 school board.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Voters picked two incumbents and one newcomer for Crystal Lake City Council.

PRAIRIE GROVE – Voters on Tuesday chose Stan Duda to lead the village.

FOX RIVER GROVE – A po­litical newcomer was elected to Fox River Grove’s highest office Tuesday.

CARY – Voters voiced strong support for the vil­lage’s board of trustees, re-electing three incumbents to four-year terms.

LAKE IN THE HILLS – De­nise Barreto will join incumbents Stephen Harlfinger and Robert Huckins on the Lake in the Hills Village Board.

McHENRY – Three incumbents and one newcomer won the four contested seats in the District 15 school board race Tuesday.

Work on township buildings sunk two incumbents this election.

MARENGO – Carole Bartman and Corey Brackmann both won alderman seats Tuesday night for Ward 2 in Marengo.

The incumbent and the co-founder of McHenry County College’s free tuition program were elected to two open seats on the college’s board of trustees.

HARVARD – Incumbent 3rd Ward Alderman Scott Logan held off challenger Andrew Cook.

LAKEMOOR – Newcomer Ryan Weihofen won the Lakemoor village president race Tuesday by 179 votes.

ISLAND LAKE – Island Lake board member Debbie Herrmann won the village president race Tuesday night. She beat board member John Ponio, 474 to 449 votes.

There will be no change in Crystal Lake High School District 155’s school board.

PRAIRIE GROVE – Two Prairie Grove District 46 incumbents were unseated Tuesday, according to unofficial election results.

McHENRY – Two incumbents won the contested McHenry aldermen seats Tuesday night.

WOODSTOCK – In the District 200 school board race, two incumbents and two challengers were elected.

WONDER LAKE – The Wonder Lake Village Board likely will have a fresh face, according to unofficial results.

The Spring Grove Fire Protection District’s efforts to fund equipment upgrades and increase staff levels soon will come to fruition.

HEBRON – Three incumbents emerged victorious from a crowded field of candidates seeking election to the Hebron Village Board.

There have been no major voting hiccups so far, McHenry County Clerk Katherine C. Schultz said.

MARENGO – A small group of determined parents recently have spoken out against the upcoming District 165 referendum.

LAKEMOOR – Virginia Povidas refused to be interviewed for this story. But that seems to be the way she’s set to end her term as Lakemoor village president: in like a lion, out like a lamb.

CARY – Candidates for public office in Fox River Grove answered questions from residents and discussed important issues facing the village in the coming years.

RICHMOND – There was mention of mergers, performance-based pay and the six candidates’ financial acumen at Thursday’s District 2 candidate forum. But as the discussion progressed, board President Patty Anderson tried to draw distinction between business sector concepts and the public school system.

ELGIN – It might not be the best time to ask for money with unemployment at more than 8 percent in Illinois and businesses struggling around the region, but Elgin Community College will ask voters Tuesday to support a $178 million referendum.

FOX LAKE – Although the mayoral candidates get most of the publicity, trustee candidates running for seats on the Fox Lake Village Board also have suggestions on how to improve the village. Eight candidates are seeking three four-year seats on the board.

McHENRY – The League of Women Voters will host a meet the candidates night for the District 15 race at 7 p.m. today at McHenry Middle School, 2120 W. Lincoln Road, McHenry.

FOX LAKE – The three candidates for mayor of Fox Lake are focused firmly on business. Each has his or her own ideas on how to bring more of it to the village.

ALGONQUIN – Exactly a week before the April 7 school board election, voters in District 300 had another opportunity Tuesday to get to know the six candidates running for three seats on the board.

RICHMOND – Richmond Township Supervisor Tamara Valentine-Garza hopes that she will be re-elected in April so she can expand a transportation program for seniors and continue to be a resource for residents hit especially hard by the tumultuous economy.

McCULLOM LAKE – Four candidates are running for three trustee positions on the McCullom Lake Village Board.

MARENGO – One thing all the candidates for Ward 2 in Marengo have in common is their desire to bring new businesses into the community.

SPRING GROVE – Four candidates are running for three open village trustee seats in the April 7 nonpartisan election.

WONDER LAKE – Voters in Wonder Lake will have to decide April 7 whether they want to keep the same leaders in place or add a new person to the mix.

WOODSTOCK – As District 200 confronts budget issues that could lead to program cuts in coming years, six candidates are vying for four seats on the school board.

HUNTLEY – Two incumbent trustees for the Huntley Fire Protection District denounced a challenger’s recent opinion that their pay should be reduced.

WOODSTOCK – Is Woodstock apathetic? That was one of the topics discussed Wednesday by incumbent Mayor Brian Sager and challenger Mark Indyke. Sager is seeking his second term as mayor in the upcoming April 7 election.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Candidate Paul Roth again is squaring off against incumbents for a spot on Crystal Lake High School District 155’s board.

GILBERTS – A Woodstock construction company is suing Gilberts Village President Tom Wajda, claiming his re-election campaign literature contains libelous and defamatory statements about the company.

McHENRY – All the candidates running for McHenry contested elected positions can agree on at least one thing – it would not be a good idea to abandon the Riverwalk project.

MARENGO – With less than two weeks until the April 7 general election, supporters are continuing to inform residents about the District 165 referendum.

FOX RIVER GROVE – A candidate doesn’t want a mistake he made last year to turn voters against him in the three-way race for village president.

RICHMOND – Richmond officials have discussed imposing fees on residents only during open meetings, village President Lauri Olson insists.

Five candidates are running for four contested seats on the District 26 school board at the same time the district is asking voters for a tax increase.

JOHNSBURG – All the candidates running for a spot on the District 12 school board agree that the sitting board has acted as fiscally conservative as possible. The challenge now: Get even more creative with funds.

LAKEWOOD – Divisions over economic development in Lakewood separate the two candidates running for village president.

ISLAND LAKE – Candidates for mayor and trustee in Island Lake are running against one another but have similar goals: to improve the village’s image and change the way the board conducts its business.

LAKEMOOR – Two veteran board members and a newcomer will vie April 7 for the presidency of Lakemoor.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Three candidates are running in the April election for two six-year trustee positions on the McHenry County College Board.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Eight Crystal Lake City Council candidates and three McHenry County College Board of Trustees candidates discussed a wide range of issues facing the community Thursday night.

CARY – District 26 officials talked about the need for a $17 million referendum Thursday night while acknowledging the difficult economic times.

TROUT VALLEY – Unless you live in one of the village’s 229 homes, you might not know much about this little municipality, created a dozen years ago to fend off expansion efforts by neighboring Cary.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Nunda Township leaders are asking voters again whether they will let the township borrow $15 million to buy up open space for groundwater preservation.

FOX RIVER GROVE – Three candidates are campaigning to be the next village president in Fox River Grove.

HUNTLEY – Five of six candidates for the next District 158 school board shared their views on issues affecting the district Wednesday night.

McHENRY – Voters will get to choose between four incumbents and one newcomer for four seats in the McHenry School District 15 race this April.

CARY – Five men are vying for three open seats on the Cary Village Board of Trustees this April.

CARY – Voters will be asked to approve a $17 million bond issue for District 26 in April to help pay for capital improvements and to improve the district’s financial outlook.

HARVARD – Two candidates are competing in the April 7 election to represent Harvard’s 3rd Ward.

JOHNSBURG – While a McHenry County judge decides whether a group of petitioners had enough support to halt a Johnsburg sewer project, the April 7 election results will indicate where voters stand.

GREENWOOD – After more than 22 years, Greenwood Township Highway Commissioner Roger May is calling it quits.

HUNTLEY – District 158 school board candidates will discuss school issues during a public forum March 18.