Steve Reick
The district, located in the McHenry area, includes all or parts of Harvard, Marengo, Woodstock, Bull Valley, Wonder Lake, Illinois, Greenwood, McHenry, Fox Lake, Spring Grove, Johnsburg and Lakemoor.[2] Reick was born and raised in Kankakee, Illinois, graduating from Herscher High School in 1971.[3] Being the first person in his family to attend college, he graduated from University of Illinois in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Accountancy and went on to earn a Juris Doctor and a master's degree in Accountancy and Taxation from the University of Georgia in 1980.[3] Reick unsuccessfully ran for State Representative in 2014, losing to incumbent Democrat Jack D.[8] Franks dropped out of the race in May to run for McHenry County Board Chairman,[9] being replaced with John Bartman.