Winfield Township

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.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email us at info@winfieldtownship.com or the Road District at road@winfieldtownship.com.

Learn more about Winfield Township History.

WARMING CENTER NOTICE:

Please note that Winfield Township, as well as other government buildings located within the Township, are WARMING CENTERS during regular business hours.  We are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Please call with any questions (630) 231-3591.

Township Purpose

General Assistance, Property Tax Assessments and Road Maintenance, as required by statute and policies.
For Township Department click here.

Resolution 2018-3 To Approve A Sexual Harassment Prohibition Policy

Click here for more information.

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, except in November (third Monday).
The Annual Town Meeting is held on the second Tuesday in April at the Road District Office: 30W575 Roosevelt Road, West Chicago, IL.

Click here for dates and meeting information for all 2019 board meetings

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 $1,200 to $1,350; the price of a cremation ranges from $800 to $950, and the price for an infant’s grave ranges from $375 to $450.

For more information on Big Woods Cemetery, please call the office at 630-231-3591.