Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois


Proviso Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 151,704. It was organized in 1850 and originally named "Taylor", but shortly afterward its name was changed to make reference to the Wilmot Proviso, a contemporary piece of legislation intended to stop the spread of slavery.
The Proviso Township government office is located at 4565 W. Harrison Street, Hillside, IL 60162.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Proviso Township covers an area of.

Cities, towns, villages

The township contains these fifteen cemeteries: Concordia, Forest Home, Free Sons of Israel, Glen Oak, Immanuel, Joseph and Sons Incorporated, Menorah, Mount Carmel, Oak Ridge, Old Settlers, Parkholm, Queen of Heaven, Waldheim, and Woodlawn.

Major highways

Education

The following public high school districts serve portions of Proviso Township: Lyons Township, Riverside-Brookfield and Proviso Township High Schools.

Political districts

Some graduates of the early 1940s were members of Company B of the 192nd Tank Battalion, an Illinois National Guard Unit, whose involvement in the Bataan Death March during World War II, has been commemorated every year in Maywood since 1942. 137 township residents were killed or captured during the event.