Kendall Township

Welcome to the Kendall Township Website!  It's construction is ongoing, so be sure to check back shortly for more content and helpful information.

NOTE: FOX ROAD WILL BE CLOSED STARTING 6/22/22 FOR MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS - YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO SILVER SPRINGS STATE PARK FROM THE EAST ON FOX ROAD!!!  SEE LINK BELOW

Fox Road Closure Article

Organizational Chart of Elected Officials

Supervisor- Steve Gengler

Highway Commissioner - Doug Westphal

Accessor- Cathy Scalise

Trustees:   Don Hirsch

              Carolyn Pottinger

              Doug Thanepohn

              Zach Turnbow

Clerk- Steve Grebner

Contact phone number for the Township office:  (630) 553-6525

Ext #1 for Supervisor; Ext #2 for Highway Commissioner; Ext #3 for the Assessor

Here is a quick little history snippet of the history of Kendall Township:

Kendall Township was named after the county, which was named after Amos Kendall, a powerful Democratic politician in the Andrew Jackson administration. Kendall later became a business partner of Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the Morse Code and the electric telegraph, and made his fortune with Morse.  Yorkville's division amongst Bristol and Kendall Townships mirrors the fact that, until the 1950s, The City of Yorkville was situated along the south bank of the Fox River, while the Village of Bristol was situated to the north. When the communities consolidated to form the United City of Yorkville (16 Apr 1957), a small community in Bristol Township, named "Bristol Station", was allowed to become the new Bristol, Illinois (unincorporated).

Here is an interesting link to a website that shows the evolution of the counties of IL over the past 200 Years:

Evolution of Illinois Counties