Northfield Township
Jill A. Brickman, Supervisor
About Northfield Township
One of the statutory responsibilities of townships in the State of Illinois is to provide general assistance to the indigent. That aid is intended to preserve the health and well-being of eligible residents. (Eligibility criteria involve financial need and residency.) Our caseworker helps individuals and families with verifiable need, determining the township assistance to which they are entitled and recommending contact with other agencies as appropriate. General assistance is considered a longer term type of support than some other aid. Recipients are often people who are seeking employment or are awaiting disability determinations which will make them eligible for other types of assistance.
Our case manager also works with people in need of emergency assistance. When someone is about to be evicted, faces utility shutoff, or experiences a medical crisis, the township is often where he or she will turn. Emergency assistance is only available to a resident one time per year and is used in cases of impending emergency or in life-threatening situations.
Both general and emergency assistance are offered within the written guidelines adopted by Northfield Township and the State of Illinois.
We are grateful to the many social service agencies with which we team. There are many times when representatives of those agencies work with our case manager to provide the best assistance to residents in need. We are fortunate to live in a community where a cooperative spirit prevails. It is one way in which we are able to offer residents the best help possible in a time of need.
SAVE THE DATE!
September 7, 2010: Metrix Food Drive
September 23, 2010: First day absentee ballot applications are accepted
September 25,2010: Northfield Township Recycling Day
October 5, 2010: Last day to register to vote
October 6, 2010: First day of grace period registration and voting
October 12, 2010: First day of early voting
October 23, 2010: Northfield Township Recycling Day
October 26, 2010: Last day of grace period registration and voting
October 28, 2010: Last day of early voting
October 28, 2010: Last day military and oversees voters may request an absentee ballot
October 29, 2010: In-person absentee voting begins at the Clerk's downtown Chicago office and five suburban courthouse mini-centers
November 1, 2010: Last day voted mail-in absentee ballots can be postmarked for acceptance by the Clerk's office
November 1, 2010: Last day of in-person absentee voting at the Clerk's downtown Chicago office and five suburban courthouse mini-centers
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