Richmond is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States, 65 miles northwest of Chicago.

Carpenter William A. McConnell was Richmond's first settler, arriving in 1837 and erecting the village's first building, a log structure.

[2][3] The village was named after Richmond, Vermont, the native home of a first settler.

[2] On Christmas Eve 1902 a devastating fire swept through most of Richmond's commercial district destroying 20 buildings.

[3] The fire was a setback for Richmond's economic growth as most of the buildings were either uninsured or underinsured.

[3] Richmond was the site for the Chicago Super and Sprint Weekend event, June 11–12, 2017, part of the Reebok Spartan Race.

[5] According to the 2010 census, Richmond has a total area of 4.22 square miles (10.93 km2), all land.