![Though some teenagers might not be informed enough to vote, the right should not be denied to those young people who work hard to stay in the know.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022_12_19_0hy_Kleki-1-900x676.png)
Opinion: The legal voting age should be lowered
Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• December 20, 2022
![Voters cast their election on Nov. 8 in a school cafeteria in Des Moines. In McHenry County, officials judged the midterm election to be conducted freely and fairly.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/52486778706_2b15525106_k-900x601.jpg)
Midterms in McHenry County free, fair and secure
Hunter Blake, Staff Writer
• December 14, 2022
![The voting age in the United States is 18 and, though many believe it should be lowered to 17 or even 16, teenagers under the current voting age arent mature or informed enough to be trusted with this civic responsibility.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/voting-age-900x599.jpg)
Opinion: The legal voting age should not be lowered
Claire Guzman, Staff Writer
• November 22, 2022
![This year, the staff of the McHenry Messenger reached out to as many candidates on the ballot as we possibly could, and we have gotten to know each race. Here are our endorsements.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/endorsements-900x601.jpg)
Midterm elections candidate endorsements 2022
Editorial Board
• November 7, 2022
![Steve Reick, representative of the 63rd district in the Illinois House of Representatives, is a Republican running for re-election during the 2022 primaries.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Reick.jpg)
Meet Steven Reick, the Republican running for Illinois State Representative
Lydia Lawrence, Business Director
• November 4, 2022
![A production line worker at Shaw carpet factory, William Raguay, assists his mother, Emma Medina, in casting her vote at the Dalton Courthouse side on Oct. 19, 2022. (Miguel Martinez/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/US-NEWS-GA-LATINOVOTERS-4-AT-900x600.jpg)
What to know about this year’s midterm elections
Vanessa Moreno, News Editor
• November 4, 2022
![Mark Curran, the longest-serving sheriff of Lake County, is a Republican running for a spot on the Illinois Supreme Court during the 2022 midterm elections.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Curran-2-900x721.jpeg)
Meet Mark Curran, the Republican running for Illinois Supreme Court
Freedom Tomasello, Opinions Editor
• November 2, 2022
![Allena Barbato, currently a Lake Villa trustee, is a Democrat running to represent Illinoiss 32rd state senate district.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Barbato-Portrait-900x668.jpg)
Meet Allena Barbato, the Democrat candidate running for District 32 State Senator
Lydia Lawrence, Business Director
• October 31, 2022
![Craig Wilcox is Illinois district 32’s Republican State Senator running for reelection on Nov. 8. A veteran, Wilcox has served on a number of different congressional committees.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Option18by10-1-900x720.jpg)
Meet Craig Wilcox, the Republican candidate running for District 32’s State Senator
Lydia Lawrence, Business Director
• October 27, 2022
![Judge Elizabeth Rochford, a Democrat running for a seat on state Supreme Court, has been a Lake County Circuit Court Judge for a decade.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/801D9959-D1F7-4EFD-BDF9-A68069E1E566.jpg)
Meet Elizabeth Rochford, the Democrat running for Illinois Supreme Court
Freedom Tomasello, Opinions Editor
• October 26, 2022
![Brad Schneider, who represents the 10th District of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives, is a Democrat running for re-election in in this falls midterm.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Schneider-900x600.jpg)
Meet Brad Schneider, the Democrat running to represent Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives
Vanessa Moreno, News Editor
• October 25, 2022
![Darren Bailey, who is running as a Republican against JB Pritzker to be Illinoiss Governor, has been a state senator since 2019.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bailey-Portrait-900x668.jpg)
Meet Darren Bailey, the Republication candidate for Illinois governor
Alayna Majkrzak, Features Editor
• October 21, 2022
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