To the Editor:

Illinois leads all states in government bodies. Many refer to this as “Illinois’ love affair with government.” Illinois has 7,000 governmental bodies; 1,434 are township governments. Township governments exist because of Township Officials of Illinois and TOIPAC. TOI and its PAC support and fund members of the General Assembly who are willing to support the existence of townships. There are about 11,500 township officials in Illinois.

Visualizing 7,000 governments requires imagination. Visualizing 1,434 outdated township governments takes even more imagination. Illinois is one of only 20 states that have the township level of government.