Information & Instructions

• Procedures for filing an Assumed Name Business Registration
• 805ILCS405 - Assumed Name Certificate form

Step 1: Download the interactive pdf form listed above.

Step 2: How to complete online forms:
To complete the forms, point your mouse to the area that you want to fill in and click. You may move forward through the form with the TAB key, or backwards with the SHIFT + TAB keys.

Step 3: How to print the form
Once you have completed all items online, you are ready to print out a final copy. You may save a copy for your records.

Step 4: Mail or file your form in person

Obtain the required signatures in the presence of a notary public or County Clerk representative and then file your original form together with a $5.00 check payable to the McHenry County Clerk's Office.

Applications by fax or e-mail cannot be accepted.

Mailing Address

McHenry County Clerk's Office
2200 N. Seminary Ave
Woodstock, IL 60098

Location Address

McHenry County Clerk
Administration Building
667 Ware Road, Suite 107
Woodstock, IL 60098
Location Map

Additional Forms

Change of Address    Fee  $5.00

Change of Owner's Name        Fee  $5.00  

Withdrawal of Name   Fee $1.50

Addition of Name        Fee  $5.00

Closing of Business    Fee $5.00