Every year, on the second Tuesday of April, all townships within Illinois conduct an Annual Township Meeting. All of the electors (registered voters) in Northfield Township may attend this meeting and have a direct voice in electing a moderator and determining how their Township operates. Specific issues are addressed and each elector has an equal vote. All elector votes are cast, tallied, and the majority wins. 

This year, Northfield Township’s Annual Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 11^th at 6 p.m. at the Northfield Township Government office located at 2550 Waukegan, Suite 100, Glenview, IL 60025.

"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country."
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States