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Newly elected officials will start their term on May 15th with the exception of the Township Assessor whose term begins January 1, 2018. Township Supervisor Mike Lewis and Trustees Dave Johnson and Chris Remhof are stepping down from office and their positions will be filled by Terry Reeverts as Supervisor and Dave Englebrecht and Hank Ebert will be filling the two Trustee positions. The township contracted Gynel Orr to fill the last term for the Assessor and on January 1, 2018 Bob Goelitz will be taking the office as Township Assessor. Continuing to serve as Highway Commissioner Ron Gibson, Clerk Barbara Rundle, Trustees Ray Dyck and Janet Harding.

Township - Government close to the people

Local Democracy and the Townships of Illinois: "A Report to the People" is a document that was created after some critics published some information about townships that was not true. The report spoke to the issues that were presented and can be accessed here. (Click here for the report)

Last Updated May 12, 2020