PUBLIC OFFICIALS DIRECTORY
Published by LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE BARRINGTON AREA
County Government
The Barrington area is located in parts of four counties: Cook, Kane, Lake, and
McHenry. Counties are legal subdivisions of the state as provided in the Illinois
Constitution. They serve as agencies for state services, including health, welfare,
education, conduct of elections, and administration of justice. They are
administrative agencies for such functions as law enforcement, record keeping and
maintenance of roads. The Constitution of 1970 provides for a county board to be
elected in each county. County officers are elected for four year terms. County
elections are held along with general elections on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November of even numbered years.
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