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.

Please click here to see the information for the new Mental Health Crisis Hotline.  This is a new initiative launched July 2022.  Please go to our "Professional Resources" Tab or check out the link to the news article to learn more.

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Here is a link to a recent WSPY report about Kendall County 211

Click on our Helpful Items page on the right hand side of our menu to learn more about 211 and other important tips.

Got a question, call 211

Organizational Chart of Elected Officials

Supervisor- Steve Gengler

Highway Commissioner - Doug Westphal

Assessor- 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).

Check out this link to read about the history of Kendall County from the earliest of settlers until the early 1900's

History of Kendall County

Check out our new Township Seal!  It tells a visual story of our history and our future! 

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