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Water Service Payment Assistance | Essex Township Office

Eligibility

Residents of Essex Township who meet township guidelines

Hours

As needed, please call.
309-695-2790
Voice·

Township Clerk

309-695-5531
Voice·

Township Supervisor

Languages

English

Application process

Please call.

Fees

None

Service area

61559, IL 61491, IL
The Essex Township Office administers limited community assistance/general relief for qualifying township residents. General relief is considered a form of assistance of "last resort" and is often very limited when compared to other public assistance programs. IMPORTANT: Essex Township covers the southern half of Wyoming, IL (south of where Route 91 divides Wyoming) and some rural territory to the south and southwest, as well as the unincorporated area of Duncan (has the 61559 Princeville zip code, but Essex Township does NOT included Princeville itself). PLEASE CONFIRM your township using the map link below. To confirm that you are in Essex Township, please view the following map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Essex+Township,+IL

Last Assured

04/02/2026

Providing organization

Essex Township Office
The Essex Township Office administers limited community assistance/general relief for qualifying township residents. General relief is considered a form of assistance of "last resort" and is often very limited when compared to other public assistance programs. IMPORTANT: Essex Township covers the southern half of Wyoming, IL (south of where Route 91 divides Wyoming) and some rural territory to the south and southwest, as well as the unincorporated area of Duncan (has the 61559 Princeville zip code, but Essex Township does NOT included Princeville itself). PLEASE CONFIRM your township using the map link below. To confirm that you are in Essex Township, please view the following map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Essex+Township,+IL