PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP -- Jeff Hawkins was fired last month as a deputy clerk and paid on-call firefighter lieutenant by Plainfield Township after he was charged with four felony counts in connection ...

An ordinance that requires a background check for any youth sports volunteer has been introduced by the Township Council.

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP -- Still without a policy on background checks, the Township Board voted Monday night to conduct basic checks on all employees in the next 20 days. Township officials have been ...

BLACK LICK — Volunteer directors on the two recreation system boards for Burrell Township will immediately be subject to criminal record and child abuse background checks to continue their service.