In Illinois Townships are a political subdivision of a county. They are largely used for tax collection but retain some of their original governmental functions (road repairs) in rural (unincorporated - not part of any city, town, or village) areas. The web site for Lyons Township (via Google) is:
http://www.toi.org/LYONSTOWNSHIP/Information.asp
The address of the Lyons Township Government General Offices is:
6404 Joliet Rd.
Countryside, IL
708-482-8300
Lyons Township is located in Chicago's western suburbs. It contains, among others, the towns of Countryside, LaGrange, LaGrange Park, and the town of Lyons.
The address of the Lyons Township District Library is: 240 East Bridge Street, Lyons, 48851 0185
The address of the Miami Township Branch is: 2718 Lyons Rd, Miamisburg, 45342 9999
The web address of the Warren Township Historical is: http://www.motherrudd.org
The web address of the Flagg Township Museum is: http://flaggtownshipmuseum.org
Lyons Township High School was created in 1888.
The phone number of the Lyons Township District Library is: 989-855-3414.
The address of the Newport Township Historical Society is: Po Box98, Wadsworth, IL 60083
The address of the Flagg Township Museum is: 518 4Th Ave, Rochelle, IL 61068-1511
The address of the Warren Township Historical is: 4690 Old Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031
The address of the Newell Township Historical Society is: Box 114, Bismarck, IL 61814
The address of the Rutland Township Historic is: 40W721 Big Timber Road, Hampshire, IL 60140-9058
The address of the Rockton Township Historical Society is: Po Box 37, Rockton, IL 61072-0037