As many people do not understand Township government, I want to give you a brief overview of our Township. Monee Township is a mixture of rural and urban. We have two villages located within our Township boundaries and a portion of another. Wholly within Monee Township are the villages of Monee and University Park. The village of Park Forest's southern section is also located within Monee Township. The rest of the Township is comprised of unincorporated land, mostly rural.
Within our Township, we have a mixture of life styles - farms, single family homes, acreages and multi-family dwellings with a very diverse population. Also located within our Township is Governor's State University and many amenities such as convenient road and commuter rail access to Chicago, natural resources such as the Monee Reservoir, Pine Lake in University Park and the Park Forest Nature Preserve.
An elected Board of four Trustees and the Supervisor governs Monee Township.
Other elected officials are the Highway Commissioner, Assessor, Town Clerk and
Collector. Below I will give you a short description of what everyone does.
Township Government is known as Grass Roots
Government because we are all local citizens
interested in serving you, the taxpayer, to
improve our community. We are accessible to
you and invite you to our monthly meeting
held the 3rd Thursday of every month at
7:00PM in our Town Hall located in Monee on
Egyptian Trail.
Monee Township has a Senior Committee that sponsors many events for anyone who lives in the Township who is age 65 or over. Please check out our Senior Committee page for a list of sponsored activities. Our Plan Commission helps our Township develop in an orderly manner. Volunteers who are not compensated for their time and diligence run both of these groups, and we thank them for their service.
We also have a State mandated General Assistance and Emergency Assistance program for families in need, and provide a Food Pantry. You can call the Township to find out if you qualify and how to apply. The Township also has a Back-to-School Supply program where we give out school supplies to needy families. Yearly we have a Thanksgiving Basket and Santa Sack program where we give food baskets to Township residents who need a helping hand. We also donate to qualified youth groups like baseball, football, Scouts and other organized groups who serve youth within our Township.
We are committed to serving the Township and appreciate our entire group of Volunteers who help make our programs a success. Please browse our Web site and thank you for visiting.
