From a November 12th report compiled by NBC News at WMAQ-TV:

Officials in McHenry County reported that they had obligated 30% of more than nine million dollars as of Sept. 30, 2021.

Today, the county says it is now past 70% of its funds paid out.

“We actually received an extension to submit our reporting to better reconcile the grant files.

“We’re currently at 70.7% which is indicative of all the forthcoming or prospective rent payments we need to make.

“We have reported this to the Treasury to indicate that we are above the 65% obligation benchmark, and will retain our funds until 09/30/2022, or until exhausted, for assisting County residents.” – Hans Mach, Community Development Administrator.

“This is a personal mission for me,” said Mach, the Community Development Director for McHenry County who responded to NBC 5’s inquiries on the numbers. 

Mach explained his county asked for and received a reporting extension with the Treasury Department in order to get a more complete picture of the needs in their community; needs Mach said he sees every day.

He can’t imagine the alternate possibility of what would have happened if McHenry hadn’t received these funds.

“When the [eviction] moratorium ended, we would have started to have a huge inundation of court cases coming through,” Mach told NBC 5 Responds.

Renters or landlords in need of assistance in McHenry County can visit this website for more info.