Madison County - Foster Township

Serving the citizens of Foster Township

Welcome to the Foster Township website! Here, you will find various links, and important details related to township functions, including contact information for various officials.

75th Anniversary of the Fosterburg-Bunker Hill Tornado

Saturday, October 21, 2023 | 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Foster Township Office & Park | 2919 Main Street, Fosterburg, IL 62002

Foster Township Museum | 4810 Fosterburg Road, Fosterburg, IL 62002

Events

Slide Shows & Movies	Bunker Hill Museum Exhibits
Movie of Tornado Memories	40's Music
Recording Booth to Save Memories	New Coal Mine Exhibit
Vintage Cars & Tractors	Hayner Pop-Up Library

And, a Porkchop Dinner @ Fosterburg Fire Department!

Request from the Museum

Please bring in any tornado-related artifacts, coal mine tools, school yearbooks, old family photos, or other historic Fosterburg photos and artifacts. You can also share your family's tornado or local history stories in our recording booth. Interviews with museum staff may be arranged later. All photos will be electronically scanned and given back to you. You can choose to donate or loan artifacts, and they will be returned upon request.

Join us for a day of memories!

Think of this as a reunion

(618) 259-0726

(618) 251-8089

(618) 250-2170

Township Office

Free Notary services are available for Foster Township residents only. Please contact Kimberlie Henson at the Township office to make an appointment.

Secretary: Kimberlie Henson
Hours: 10:00am-2:30pm Monday - Thursday
Phone: (618) 259-0726
Email: khensonfostertwp@gmail.com

Township Office is located at:

2919 Main St, Alton, IL 62002

Township Officials

Current Term of Office: May 2021-May 2024

Supervisor: Bob Gvillo - (618) 410-5180 egvillofostertwp@gmail.com

Road Commissioner: Jake Strohbeck - (618) 920-9487 jstrohbeckfostertwp@gmail.com

Clerk: Sarah Ruppert - (618) 660-9668 sruppertfostertwp@gmail.com

Trustees:

Kathy Wassink - (618) 973-3615 kwassinkfostertwp@gmail.com
Dan Bierbaum - (618) 779-7625 dbierbaumfostertwp@gmail.com
Polly Geist - (618) 610-8713 pgeistfostertwp@gmail.com
Kevin Halemeyer - (618) 581-9316 khalemeyerfostertwp@gmail.com