THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF GRAND PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP WELCOMES YOU AND HOPE THIS SITE PROVIDES A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF GRASSROOTS GOVERNMENT.                    

THE PURPOSE OF THIS WEBSITE IS TO HELP THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP HAVE MORE ACCESSIBILITY TO INFORMATION ABOUT FINANCE,ROAD WORK, AND HOW TAX DOLLARS ARE UTILIZED. BY ILLINOIS LAW, TOWNSHIPS ARE CHARGED WITH ALL MAINTENANCE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION,PROVIDING GENERAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDIGENT,THE ASSESSMENT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES.GRAND PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP IS IN A MULTI-TOWNSHIP ASSEMENT DISTRICT WITH CASNER TOWNSHIP.

THE TOWNSHIP BOARD CONSISTS OF FOUR TRUSTEES,SUPERVISOR,TOWN CLERK,TOWNSHIP MULTI ASSESSOR,AND TOWNSHIP ROAD COMMISIONER.THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF GRAND PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP BELIEVE IN SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE TAX PAYERS MONEY AND IN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH ALL THE RESIDENTS OF GRAND PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP.

GRAND PRAIRIE WAS ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 1870 AND IS ONE OF SIXTEEN TOWNSHIPS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY,ILLINOIS. AS OF THE 2010 CENSUS THE POPULATION WAS 1032.GRAND PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP COVERS AN AREA OF 36.34 SQUARE MILES AND CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES OF ROAD TO BE MAINTAINED.GRAND PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.