TOWNSHIPS OF ILLINOIS ORGANIZATION PRESENTS RICH TOWNSHIP WITH COVETED “2026 TOWNSHIP OF THE YEAR AWARD”


TOWNSHIPS OF ILLINOIS ORGANIZATION PRESENTS RICH TOWNSHIP WITH COVETED “2026 TOWNSHIP OF THE YEAR AWARD”


(Springfield, IL) Rich Township Supervisor Calvin Jordan is expressing his joy and excitement after receiving the Township of Illinois Organization’s (TOI) “2026 Township of the year Award.” The Award was presented to Rich Township during the 119th TOI Educational Conference of all Townships in Illinois. The honor marks the second time in four years that Rich Township was presented the much sought after ward.


Supervisor Jordan, who was elected in April of 2021, publicly expressed his appreciation before over 1000 Township officials throughout Illinois who gathered for the event at the Crown Plaza Hotel today in Springfield, Illinois.


“Today is a day of gratitude, celebration, and appreciation. We have worked extremely hard over the past several years to enhance our operations, streamline services, and expand our outreach into the region amid the dangerous cuts in human services by the administration in Washington DC. The quality of our operations is a testament to our Board of Trustees, our constitutional officers and the men and women who work extremely hard on behalf of our residents. “says Supervisor Jordan. 


Supervisor Jordan adds “One of the core missions of Rich Township is to always remain committed to the philosophy of providing quality and timely assistance to our residents. The most significant way in which this has been accomplished is through the power of outreach. We have made it our mission to clear our offices and always remain visible and relevant within the ten towns that makes up our township.”


Rich Township offers a food pantry that has been instrumental in bridging the gap between residents from all levels of society. Weekly, the pantry serves nearly seven hundred residents. For the many residents of Rich Township, the area food pantry is not just a place where those in need can come to get food, but also where residents come for a meaningful experience. After a decade of service, the food pantry operations have benefited thousands of residents and has successfully executed the township’s focus of “helping hurting people.”


“I applaud Supervisor Jordan, the full Rich Township Board of Trustees and Constitutional officials for the quality of their services to the people of Rich Township. This latest honor is no surprise given the enormous positive media attention that Supervisor Jordan and the entire team of employees have received amid the deplorable cuts in human services by the Trump administration. Jordan and his team fought harder to ensure that the food pantry remained best in class and fully stocked.” says Cook County Commissioner Dr. Kisha McCaskill.


Rich Township, like all other places of business and units of government was significantly impacted by the devastating cuts in services, food pantries, and healthcare by the administration in Washington. However, Supervisor Jordan put together a full-scale public relations campaign to attract donors to give towards the food pantry. The Township kept all services flowing during the highest levels of uncertainty throughout the nation. Rich Township continued its best-in-class programs under the most difficult of circumstances, and

continued to operate and make modifications to provide essential services to community within the Township.


As Supervisor, Calvin Jordan has always ensured that the proper and efficient delivery of

township business was maintained. This includes development and oversight of operations

and capital budgets, personnel, public information, and the development and management

of programs and special projects. His philosophy was that staff operate as a team and with the

utmost transparency.


“We are all so thrilled about this exciting news about our Township government. The entire Board of Trustees and constitutional officers have truly enhanced and improved services specifically over the past two years of economic meltdowns and rising inflation. I applaud Supervisor Jordan and the entire team for their leadership.” says Matteson Village President Sheila Chalmers-Currin.


Illinois State Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin adds, “Our Township has accomplished much during Supervisor Jordan’s tenure. This Township of the Year Award is well deserved. But moreover, the general services of our township government are second to none. Supervisor Jordan and the entire board have been firm in their quest to operate the government in a spirit of excellence.’


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