Veterans Assistance Commission of McHenry County

09/14/2026

09/09/2026

McHenry County is warning residents of a scam involving fraudulent emails pretending to originate from the Planning and Development Department.

A scammer is sending fake emails targeting people who have submitted zoning or permit requests. They include real case details scraped from the County’s online streaming of meetings to make the messages look legitimate. The fraudulent emails, sent from a mail.com address, inform constituents that their permit was approved and encourage them to open an attached invoice and email them back for wire transfer instructions.

If you receive such an email, DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY and flag it as spam. Besides the risk of sending money to a scam artist, clicking a link or opening an attachment in a scam email could expose your computer and/or your network to malware, viruses, or ransomware.

All official McHenry County government business uses addresses from its official mchenrycountyil.gov domain – we never use any other address. Also, Planning and Development will never request an applicant to make a wire transfer.

If you are in the process of obtaining, updating or paying for a permit with McHenry County, it is done entirely through our online portal at https://www.mchenrycountyil.gov/departments/planning-development .

If you have questions or concerns about the legitimacy of an email you receive from the Planning and Development Department, you can always verify it by calling 815-334-4560 or by emailing [email protected].

09/08/2026

☕🇺🇸 TOMORROW MORNING — WOMEN VETERANS COFFEE SOCIAL! 🇺🇸☕

Women Veterans of McHenry County — this one is for YOU!

Join the Women Warriors of McHenry County tomorrow morning for our monthly Women Veterans Coffee Social. No presentations, no formal agenda — just a comfortable place to grab some coffee, meet other Women Veterans, talk, laugh, connect, and enjoy the camaraderie.

📅 Tomorrow — Wednesday, September 9
⏰ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 McHenry County VAC
667 Ware Road, Woodstock, IL 60098

Come for the entire morning or stop in whenever you can. Coffee and light refreshments will be waiting!

Whether this is your first time joining us or you've been with us before, we'd love to see you tomorrow.

❤️ You served. You matter. You belong.

No registration necessary — just come on in!