List of townships in Illinois by county

Counties lacking township government.

This is a list of the 1,432 townships in Illinois by county. The remaining 17 counties are divided into 261 precincts.

Each County has the option to adopt or remove a Township form of government.[1] Each County also has the right to name or rename any of its Townships, however, no two townships in Illinois may have the same name.[2] Each Township is governed by an elected Township Board which consists of a Supervisor and four other Trustees.[3] Special rules apply if an incorporated city covers the entire Township or if a city covers multiple townships to avoid duplicate levels of government.[4]

Townships are responsible for providing: "(A) Public safety (including law enforcement, fire protection and building code enforcement); (B) Environmental protection (including sewage disposal, sanitation and pollution abatement); (C) Public transportation (including transit systems, paratransit systems and streets and roads); (D) Health; (E) Recreation; (F) Libraries; and (G) Social services for the poor and aged".[5]

Adams County

Bond County

Boone County

Brown County

Bureau County

Carroll County

Cass County

Champaign County

Christian County

Clark County

Clay County

Clinton County

Coles County

Cook County

Crawford County

Cumberland County

DeWitt County

DeKalb County

Douglas County

DuPage County

Edgar County

Effingham County

Fayette County

Ford County

Franklin County

Fulton County

Gallatin County

Greene County

Grundy County

Hamilton County

Hancock County

Henderson County

Henry County

Iroquois County

Jackson County

Jasper County

Jefferson County

Jersey County

Jo Daviess County

Kane County

Kankakee County

Kendall County

Knox County

Lake County

LaSalle County

Lawrence County

Lee County

Livingston County

Logan County

Macon County

Macoupin County

Madison County

Marion County

Marshall County

Mason County

McDonough County

McHenry County

McLean County

Mercer County

Montgomery County

Moultrie County

Ogle County

Peoria County

Piatt County

Pike County

Putnam County

Richland County

Rock Island County

Saline County

Sangamon County

Schuyler County

Shelby County

St. Clair County

Stark County

Stephenson County

Tazewell County

Vermilion County

Warren County

Washington County

Wayne County

White County

Whiteside County

Will County

Winnebago County

Woodford County

See also

References

  1. ↑ 60 ILCS 1/Art. 5
  2. ↑ 60 ILCS 1/5‑40
  3. ↑ 60 ILCS 1/Art. 80
  4. ↑ 60 ILCS 1/Art. 20; 60 ILCS 1/5‑75
  5. ↑ 60 ILCS 1/Art. 85
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