Who is the Winnebago County Auditor?

William "Bill" Crowley is the Auditor of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Who is the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk?

Tom Klein is the Circuit Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Who is the Winnebago County County Clerk?

Lori Gummow is the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Winnebago County Coroner?

Jennifer Muraski is the Coroner of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Who is the Winnebago County Recorder?

Lori Gummow is the Recorder of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Who is the Winnebago County Sheriff?

Gary Caruana (Republican) is the Sheriff of Winnebago County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Winnebago County State's Attorney?

J. Hanley is the State's Attorney of Winnebago County, Illinois.

Who is the Winnebago County Treasurer?

Theresa Grennan (Democratic) is the Treasurer of Winnebago County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Winnebago County commissioners?

Joseph V. Chiarelli (County Board Chairman); Aaron Booker (County Board Member, District 1); Jim Webster (County Board Member, District 2); Ray Thompson (County Board Member, District 3); Brad Lindmark (County Board Member, District 4); Dave Tassoni (County Board Member, District 5); Matthew J. Gabel (County Board Member, District 6); Paul Arena (County Board Member, District 7); John Butitta (County Board Member, District 8); John Penney (County Board Member, District 9); Joe Hoffman (County Board Member, District 10); Kevin McCarthy (County Board Member, District 11); Freddy De La Trinidad (County Board Member, District 12); Angie Goral (County Board Member, District 13); Tim Nabors (County Board Member, District 14); Christopher Scrol (County Board Member, District 15); Christina Valdez (County Board Member, District 16); Michael Thompson (County Board Member, District 17); Valerie Hanserd (County Board Member, District 18); Angela Fellars (County Board Member, District 19); John Sweeney (County Board Member, District 20).

Who is on the Winnebago County School Board?

Scott Bloomquist (Regional Superintendent of Schools).

What is the population of Winnebago County?

About 283,292 people, with a median age of 39.6; the median household income is $65,837 and 15.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Winnebago County?

4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 5,717 people unemployed in a labor force of 128,413, against 5.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Winnebago County?

72 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal, 14 township, 12 school district and 34 special district governments.

Winnebago County, IL elected officials: county board members, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Winnebago County: 30 seats on 10 elected bodies. 15 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board

Winnebago County Board

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Board Chairman	Joseph V. Chiarelli source
County Board Member, District 1	Aaron Booker Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 2	Jim Webster Republican source
County Board Member, District 3	Ray Thompson Republican source
County Board Member, District 4	Brad Lindmark Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 5	Dave Tassoni Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 6	Matthew J. Gabel Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 7	Paul Arena Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 8	John Butitta Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 9	John Penney Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 10	Joe Hoffman Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 11	Kevin McCarthy Republican source
County Board Member, District 12	Freddy De La Trinidad Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 13	Angie Goral Democratic source
County Board Member, District 14	Tim Nabors Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 15	Christopher Scrol Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Board Member, District 16	Christina Valdez Democratic source
County Board Member, District 17	Michael Thompson Republican source
County Board Member, District 18	Valerie Hanserd Democratic source
County Board Member, District 19	Angela Fellars Democratic source
County Board Member, District 20	John Sweeney Republican source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Auditor	William "Bill" Crowley source
Circuit Clerk	Tom Klein source
County Clerk	Lori Gummow source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Jennifer Muraski source
Recorder	Lori Gummow source
Sheriff	Gary Caruana Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
State's Attorney	J. Hanley source
Treasurer	Theresa Grennan Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

School Board

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Regional Superintendent of Schools	Scott Bloomquist source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Winnebago County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 72 local governments in Winnebago County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (11 municipal, 14 township)	25	0
School districts (school boards)	12	0
Special districts (elected boards)	34	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Winnebago County

283,292people

39.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$65,837 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

15.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

25.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$164,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

7.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

8.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.2%U.S.: 8.4%

49.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

23.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 15.5% · White 63.8% · Black 11.6% · Asian 2.9% · Other or more than one race 6.2% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Winnebago County

4.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.4%. Illinois: 4.2%.

5,717people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

122,696people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

128,413in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.5%	5,717	122,696	128,413
August 2026	4.6%	5,885	122,283	128,168
July 2026	4.4%	5,728	124,929	130,657
June 2026	5.1%	6,572	121,902	128,474
May 2026	5.0%	6,351	119,908	126,259
April 2026	5.2%	6,616	120,077	126,693
March 2026	6.4%	8,325	121,242	129,567
February 2026	6.6%	8,447	120,356	128,803
January 2026	6.6%	8,513	121,085	129,598
December 2025	6.3%	7,997	119,834	127,831
November 2025	6.0%	7,702	121,224	128,926
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.4%	6,977	122,960	129,937
August 2025	5.6%	7,339	123,257	130,596
July 2025	5.5%	7,259	125,054	132,313
June 2025	5.0%	6,613	124,465	131,078
May 2025	4.7%	6,084	123,531	129,615
April 2025	4.7%	6,177	124,785	130,962
March 2025	5.3%	6,875	123,601	130,476
February 2025	5.5%	7,207	123,451	130,658
January 2025	5.6%	7,317	124,227	131,544
December 2024	4.7%	6,266	126,123	132,389
November 2024	4.7%	6,258	125,612	131,870
October 2024	4.8%	6,305	126,256	132,561

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.4%	7,050	123,308	130,358
2024	5.6%	7,438	125,846	133,284
2023	6.1%	8,202	125,201	133,403
2022	6.0%	8,021	125,423	133,444
2021	8.4%	11,361	123,155	134,516
2020	11.1%	15,118	120,768	135,886
2019	5.5%	7,725	133,146	140,871
2018	5.7%	8,164	134,604	142,768
2017	6.4%	8,978	131,238	140,216
2016	6.6%	9,365	133,300	142,665

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Illinois's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Winnebago County

157.5 per 100,0002025. Illinois: 251.0.

735.1 per 100,0002025. Illinois: 1,507.5.

4murders2025, 177 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	177	157.5	826	735.1
2024	246	213.1	847	733.6
2023	232	206.7	936	834.0
2022	243	218.9	892	803.4
2021	192	168.3	854	748.7
2020	89	80.4	1,145	1,034.3

By police agency (8)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Winnebago County Sheriff's Office	2025	98	270	56,375
Machesney Park Police Department	2025	36	329	22,816
Roscoe Police Department	2025	7	51	10,986
South Beloit Police Department	2025	25	79	7,983
Rockton Police Department	2025	8	58	7,862
Winnebago Police Department	2025	1	21	2,903
Pecatonica Police Department	2025	2	18	2,053
Durand Police Department	2022	0	6	1,387

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Illinois · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.79 per 1,000 residents2024, 8 agencies serving 115,459 people.

207sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

233civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (8), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Winnebago County Sheriff's Office	129	229	60,263
Machesney Park Police Department	20	0	22,530
Roscoe Police Department	18	1	10,805
Rockton Police Department	16	2	7,741
South Beloit Police Department	12	1	7,866
Winnebago Police Department	7	0	2,860
Pecatonica Police Department	3	0	2,029
Durand Police Department	2	0	1,365

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	207	1.79	233	8
2023	193	1.72	219	8
2022	179	1.61	230	8

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Winnebago County Auditor?: William "Bill" Crowley is the Auditor of Winnebago County, Illinois.
Who is the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk?: Tom Klein is the Circuit Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois.
Who is the Winnebago County County Clerk?: Lori Gummow is the County Clerk of Winnebago County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Winnebago County Coroner?: Jennifer Muraski is the Coroner of Winnebago County, Illinois.
Who is the Winnebago County Recorder?: Lori Gummow is the Recorder of Winnebago County, Illinois.
Who is the Winnebago County Sheriff?: Gary Caruana (Republican) is the Sheriff of Winnebago County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Winnebago County State's Attorney?: J. Hanley is the State's Attorney of Winnebago County, Illinois.
Who is the Winnebago County Treasurer?: Theresa Grennan (Democratic) is the Treasurer of Winnebago County, Illinois. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Winnebago County commissioners?: Joseph V. Chiarelli (County Board Chairman); Aaron Booker (County Board Member, District 1); Jim Webster (County Board Member, District 2); Ray Thompson (County Board Member, District 3); Brad Lindmark (County Board Member, District 4); Dave Tassoni (County Board Member, District 5); Matthew J. Gabel (County Board Member, District 6); Paul Arena (County Board Member, District 7); John Butitta (County Board Member, District 8); John Penney (County Board Member, District 9); Joe Hoffman (County Board Member, District 10); Kevin McCarthy (County Board Member, District 11); Freddy De La Trinidad (County Board Member, District 12); Angie Goral (County Board Member, District 13); Tim Nabors (County Board Member, District 14); Christopher Scrol (County Board Member, District 15); Christina Valdez (County Board Member, District 16); Michael Thompson (County Board Member, District 17); Valerie Hanserd (County Board Member, District 18); Angela Fellars (County Board Member, District 19); John Sweeney (County Board Member, District 20).
Who is on the Winnebago County School Board?: Scott Bloomquist (Regional Superintendent of Schools).
What is the population of Winnebago County?: About 283,292 people, with a median age of 39.6; the median household income is $65,837 and 15.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Winnebago County?: 4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 5,717 people unemployed in a labor force of 128,413, against 5.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Winnebago County?: 72 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal, 14 township, 12 school district and 34 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the State Board of Elections' list of election authorities (county clerks), the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts' directory of circuit clerks, the State Board of Education's directory of regional offices of education, the Cook County Clerk's 2025 Directory of Elected Officials, and the large counties' own websites; officials appointed since those lists were updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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