The City of McHenry has partnered with Nixle to implement its Community Notification System to alert residents in real-time for localized emergency situations and relevant community advisories. As a resident, you can sign up to receive Nixle alerts as follows:

Text 60050 to 888777 from your mobile phone: This signup method will allow you to receive text notifications (only) from McHenry.

Visit the Nixle website (www.nixle.com), enter your McHenry zip code, and complete the online registration: This sign up method will allow you to input your cell phone, home phone and email which allows you to get information through all three deliver platforms.
Enter your information in one of the three forms at the bottom of this page to receive targeted alerts as follows: This is the RECOMMENDED method of sign up as it will allow you to input your cell phone, home phone and email which allows you to get information through all three deliver platforms. Please sign up using all three forms so you get information and notices by City Hall, Police and Public Works. McHenry Police Department (McHenryPD). Notifications related to police or weather-related activities.

McHenry Public Works (McHenryPW) - Notifications related to road closures, detours, utility maintenance or repairs, and other public works-related activities.

City of McHenry (CityofMcHenry) - Notifications related to community events or general information that is not critical in nature.

Once registered, residents will receive a confirmation text to their mobile device. Alert settings can be customized by going to www.nixle.com and creating a User Profile.

The service is secure, reliable and easy to use for our organization.

All Nixle notificiations are targeted geographically, allowing residents to receive localized, relevant alerts from the City of McHenry, McHenry Police Department, and McHenry Public Works Department.

Through www.nixle.com, users can also choose to receive notifications from other surrounding public organizations - such as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office and McHenry School District 15. Nixle notifications are sent via Text, Email, Voice, Web, Social Media, and the Nixle Mobile App in an instant.

Nixle is partnered with NLETS for unmatched data security, as well as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the National Blue Alert Network, and Google for unmatched reach and two-way information exchange.

We are very excited to have you experience it for yourself! http://www.ci.mchenry.il.us/nixle.

THANK YOU TO ALL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORT/VOLUNTEER AT A LOCAL EVENT, AND/OR LOCATE THEIR BUSINESS AND/OR EXPAND IN THE CITY OF MCHENRY…EVERY ONE CONTRIBUTES!!!!!

PLEASE HELP US KEEP OUR COMMUNITY VIBRANT AND STRONG TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PRACTICAL FOR BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE!

THE CITY COUNCIL IS CONTINUALLY EVALUATING WAYS TO ASSIST IN PROMOTING BUSINESS, TOURISM, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SERVICE!

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS AN ONGOING EFFORT THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO AND IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT. AT THE END OF THE DAY THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE WHO IS A PART OF IT BENEFITS!