Welcome.
Welcome to Winfield Township located in DuPage County, Illinois. Winfield Township is comprised of most of West Chicago, Winfield, and Warrenville and includes small sections of Wheaton, Naperville, Aurora, and Batavia. Township Purpose is for General Assistance, Property Tax Assessments and Road Maintenance, as required by statute and policies. For Township Department click here.
Mission Statement: Providing services, information and resources benefiting our residents in a responsible and caring manner.
Vision Statement: A sustainable, innovative and inclusive community built through a legacy of responsible service.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email us at [email protected] or the Road District at [email protected].
Learn more about Winfield Township History.
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Spring 2026 Newsletter
Check out our latest newsletter for spring 2026.
SHIP
Do you need assistance with signing up for Medicare parts A, B, C, or D? Our Clerk, Cyd Paulsen is a certified SHIP counselor. Please call Cyd at (630)473-0177 to set an appointment for this valuable service.
Do you need a document notarized? We have 2 notaries in our office to offer that service free of charge. Please call 630-231-3591
No need to stand in line at the DMV! We offer temporary handicapped vehicle placards.
There’s no need to wait in line at the DMV. We sell and print license plate stickers. Please bring cash or a check to pay for your sticker and we also now sell hunting and fishing licenses through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Need to renew your Benefit Access number to obtain your reduced license plate sticker? We can do that, also.
WARMING/COOLING CENTER
Don’t forget that your township office is a warming and cooling center during extreme weather. We are open from 8AM to 2:30 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and from 8AM until 3:30PM on Fridays.
SENIOR BUS SERVICE AND SENIOR SHOPPING HOUR
Winfield Township offers a senior bus to residents who have attained the age of 55 OR who are at least 18 years of age and disabled. To ride the bus, they must fill out the attached form, which may be turned in at the township office or emailed to [email protected]. You must also show proof of residency by providing a copy of your driver’s license or state ID. Rides are on a first call, first served basis by calling (630)520-0054. If you are a qualified bus rider and registered user of Neighborhood Food Pantry, you may shop Thursday mornings from 10-11AM during the “senior hour” IF you are on the bus that morning. This is offered through Winfield Township exclusively for senior or disabled residents signed up for the bus on Thursday mornings to allow them extra time and space to shop at Neighborhood Food Pantry. Walk-ups will not be permitted during this hour.
Blood drives are held at the township office in a portable unit. Please watch our Facebook page for dates.
Free health seminars for seniors (like PT and balance). Follow our Facebook page for dates.
The 4th Thursday of each month, we host free games (rummy, mahjong, bridge) at the Warrenville library. 2PM at 28W751 Stafford Place, Warrenville.
We are a Lion’s Club collection site for eyewear.
For those who cannot afford a burial, the township maintains a cemetery. Big Woods Cemetery is on Eola Road, just south of Butterfield Road.
Additionally, Winfield Township is proud to help subsidize the following programs
- WAYS
- DuPage County Children’s Center
- Waste/Recycling
- Warrenville Youth and Family Services
- Access DuPage
- DuPage County Senior Citizen Council
- Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans
- Healthy West Chicago-People Made Visible
- Food Bank-Neighborhood Food Pantries
- Project Backpack / Back to School
- Thanksgiving meals
- Big Woods School Foundation
- EDUCARE of West DuPage
- SCARCE
- Casa Michoacan
SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH WINFIELD TOWNSHIP INCLUDE:
- Notary publics
- Voter Registrations
- Absentee voting
- Maintenance of Big Woods Cemetery (Butterfield and Eola Roads)
- Welfare programs
- Please see Assistance Program Section
- Township Road Maintenance
- Please see Road District Section
- Township Tax Assessment Services
- Please see Assessor Section
FOIA Information
Click here to get information regarding FOIA.
Meetings
The Board of Trustees meets the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the township office.
Click here for dates and meeting information for all 2026 board meetings
The annual town meeting will be on April 14th, at 7:00 PM
BIG WOODS CEMETERY
BIG WOODS CEMETERY, located on Eola Road just south of Butterfield Rd, is maintained by Winfield Township.
This historic cemetery is the resting place of Israel Warner, who joined the Revolutionary War at age 9 (1777) as a messenger boy and scout until the end of the War in 1783. His father was Seth Warner, co-founder of the famous Green Mountain Boys, with Ethan Allen. Seth is famous for his role in winning the Battle of Bennington, and a statue of him is located next to the monument to the Battle of Bennington. In 1777, Israel Warner carried an important message from his father, a Colonel, to General Stark galloping at top speed during the Battle of Bennington.
Israel is buried at Big Woods Cemetery, along with his daughter, her husband, and two of her children, both boys and who both died in the Civil War.
We also have seven other veterans from the Civil War, one from the Black Hawk Indian War, two from World War I, and four from World War II.
Plots are available for purchase. The price of an adult grave ranges from $1,450-$2,175; the price of a cremation ranges from $750-$1,600, and the price for an infant’s grave ranges from $350-$500.
For more information on Big Woods Cemetery, please call Cemetery Management, Inc, at (630) 231-6854.
Winfield Township
130 Arbor Avenue
West Chicago, IL 60185
Supervisor: 630-231-3591
Supervisor Fax: 630-231-3697
Hours M,T,TH 8:00AM – 2:30PM
W,F 8:00AM – 3:30
[email protected]
Assessor: 630-231-3573
Assessor Fax: 630-231-3697
Hours: M-F 8:00am – 4:30pm
[email protected]
FOIA Contact: [email protected] or FOIA
Road District
30W575 Roosevelt Road
West Chicago, IL 60185
Road District: 630-231-8850
Road District Fax: 630-231-9508
Hours: M-F 7:00am – 3:30pm
[email protected]
Important Dates
Newsletter
Check out our latest Winfield Township newsletter
Township Officials:
Supervisor, Sheila Rutledge [email protected]
Town Clerk, Cynthia Paulsen [email protected]
Assessor, Shawn Hacker [email protected]
Highway Commissioner, John S. Dusza [email protected]
Trustees:
David Brummel [email protected]
Kirsten Djonne [email protected]
Rebecca Holmes [email protected]
Jennifer Scarpace [email protected]
