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The Richland Township handbook

Living in Richland Township, IL: what to set up and who to call

The Il American-Leonore water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Two school districts split the grades in Richland Township: LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 and Lostant Community Unit School District 425.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Richland Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Richland Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Commonwealth Edison

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Richland Township. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of Commonwealth Edison’s home customers do, and Commonwealth Edison still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Il American-Leonore water system

The Il American-Leonore water system supplies Richland Township: about 39% of residents live in its service area. About 61% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 111 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile6.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0990400.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Richland Township

44% of 218 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Leonore Mutual Telephone CompanyFiber, DSL67%100/20
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless87%25/5
NextlinkFixed wireless63%500/100
VerizonFixed wireless12%25/6
T-MobileFixed wireless7%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless3%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Richland Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Richland Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Richland Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Richland Township kids go to
K–8Lostant Elem Schoolin Lostant
9–12La Salle-Peru Twp High Schoolin La Salle

Richland Township is in two districts that split the grades: LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 and Lostant Community Unit School District 425.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Richland Township spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Richland Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Richland TownshipZIP’s residents in Richland Township
61332Leonore, IL37%100%
61364Streator, IL27%1%
61370Tonica, IL25%7%
61334Lostant, IL11%6%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Richland Township

Who supplies Richland Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Il American-Leonore water system (EPA ID IL0990400). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Richland Township?

Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Richland Township?

Leonore Mutual Telephone Company, Rise Broadband, Nextlink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Richland Township?

61332 (37%), 61364 (27%), 61370 (25%), 61334 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Richland Township in?

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 and Lostant Community Unit School District 425. Parts of the city are in Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 and Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79.

How do I register to vote in Richland Township?

In Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before). Elections here are run by the LaSalle County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.