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Welcome to the web pages of Moraine Township, serving residents in the southeast corner of Lake County, Illinois.
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MORAINE TOWNSHIP OFFICE
Due to COVID-19, Moraine Township offices are temporarily closed to the public.
For immediate phone assistance, please call 847-432-3240 for Resident Assistance and 847-432-2100 for Assessor.

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DONATE TODAY TO SUPPORT MORAINE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS

Moraine Township is not able to accept food donations at this time; monetary donations are welcome.

Use the drop down menu from the PayPal donation page to select how your donation is used: Food Pantry, Emergency Food Assistance, or Other Resident Emergency Assistance.

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Due to COVID-19, Moraine Township offices are temporarily closed to the public
Remote assistance is available by telephone

Moraine Township Assessor Office 847-432-2100

Moraine Township Supervisor Office 847-432-3240

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ACA Affordable Care Act: help enrolling for health insurance on the Federal Marketplace

VITA Free Income Tax Return Preparation
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IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO NEEDS HELP: please have them contact us: 847-432-3240 / info@morainetownship.org / Morainetownship.org.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE / GENERAL ASSISTANCE: Click here for English application and click here for Spanish application.

Emergency Assistance

Our Emergency Assistance program provides Moraine Township residents with assistance in alleviating a life-threatening circumstance or job-related expense. Residents experiencing a hardship due to a current emergency such as loss of income, out of pocket medical expenses, reduction in hours, among others are encouraged to apply.
LINK TO APPLICATION
General Assistance

Our General Assistance program provides Moraine Township residents assistance with $400 towards monthly basic living expenses such as rent, utilities, & food. You may be eligible for General Assistance if you are unemployed, have no income, actively seeking employment and don’t qualify for any other government assistance program or you are currently pending a decision on a social security disability claim.
LINK TO APPLICATION
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FOOD PANTRY: open Tuesdays 10 am until 12:30 pm

Para obtener asistencia para completar la solicitud en español, llame a Guadalupe Somerville al 847-432-3240.
Call 847-432-3240

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MORAINE TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO SHOPPING DUE TO COVID-19
Drive-up food distribution Tuesday 10 am until 12:30 pm while Pantry is closed
If you are not able to visit the Pantry during regular hours, please call 847-432-3240

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For more information on Moraine Township:

Click here for English

Click here for Spanish

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FOOD PANTRY APPLICATIONS

Click here for English

Click here for Spanish

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MORAINE TOWNSHIP TEMPORARY SERVICE CHANGES

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE / UTILITY ASSISTANCE / OTHER SAFETY-NET PROGRAMS

We will have applications in an envelope on the porch to our office for various assistance programs. Residents can telephone the office for help completing the applications and return completed applications and documents to the locked mail box on our office porch. Wherever possible, we will assist residents via phone with applications for Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Moraine Township staff will do everything possible to expedite processing applications for emergency assistance.

SENIOR WELLNESS TELEPHONE CHECKS

Our goal is for staff to connect with each of the low-income seniors who have accessed Township services to see how they are doing and what they may need, and try to figure out how to get them critical supplies while they are safely staying home.

TOWNSHIP PROGRAMS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED

The following Township programs are suspended until further notice:

Passports:Passport application procession;

RTA Discount Card applications;

PAPER GROCERY BAGS WITH HANDLES:
Desperately need bags to pack food in since clients are not shopping with their own reusable bags. We will have bins on the porch outside our office for untorn paper grocery bags. We are fortunate to live in a unique and generous community. It takes a village and the Township is grateful for our residents’ genuine concern for their struggling neighbors.

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Have You Filed For Your Senior Homestead Exemption?

If you have turned 65 and own a home in Moraine Township that is your primary residence, please make sure you apply for your senior homestead exemption to save money on your property taxes. Applications can be filed online here. Questions??? Call the Assessor’s office 847-432-2100.
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Income-qualified seniors may be eligible for property assessment freeze

To qualify, applicants must:

Be 65 years of age or older

Own the property as their principle residence for the past two January 1

Have a total household income of $65,000 or less

This exemption must be renewed annually for income qualification

To find out if you are eligible, or for assistance applying, call the Assessor's office 847-432-2100 or visit this website.
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