McHenry County State's Attorney Will Not Seek Re-Election

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally announced Tuesday he would not seek re-election.

His term will end on Nov. 30, 2024. Kenneally cited personal reasons for his decision not to run again for the post.

"After protracted conversations with family and friends, considerable prayer, non-stop agonizing, and having taken stock of the life’s immediate challenges, which include raising four young children and caring for two ailing parents, I have concluded that I cannot commit to undertaking four more years with the same vigor that I have endeavored to devote over the last eight and that the formidable job of state’s attorney demands," Kenneally said in a statement released Tuesday.

Keneally was first elected in 2016.

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