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.