Ringwood is a northwest suburban village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.

In an attempt to maintain its small-town environment,[citation needed] Ringwood was incorporated as a Village on November 15, 1994.

By 2018, the Village of Ringwood had two paid staff, plus contracted services including building inspection, and an unsalaried Board of Trustees.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ringwood has a total area of 3.86 square miles (10.00 km2), all land.

Until 1980, the commuter rail service also served a Ringwood station and continued north to the Village of Richmond, Illinois.

[6][7] A remaining freight track exists between Ringwood's Dow Chemical plant at Barnard Mill Road and McHenry station.