Township, on the south by Orland Township, and on the west by Lemont Township. The northwest border with Lyons Township follows the Des Plaines River, directly adjacent to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (managed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago) which connects Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River. Other bordering township include Homer Township (Will County) on the southwest corner; Bremen Township (Cook County) on the southeast corner; Stickney Township (Cook County) on the northeast corner and Downers Grove Township (DuPage County) on the northwest corner. Cities, towns, villages Bridgeview (the quarter southwest of 87th Street and Harlem Avenue) Hickory Hills (all but the small portion north of 87th Street) Orland Park (the small area north of 135th Street) Palos Heights (the half west of Harlem) Palos Hills Palos Park (all but a small area west of Will-Cook Road) Willow Springs (the largely non-residential portion south of 87th Street and east of the Des Plaines River, and east of the DuPage County line) Worth (the third west of Harlem) Unincorporated Towns Southmoor at Adjacent townships Lyons Township (north) Stickney Township (northeast) Worth Township (east) Bremen Township (southeast) Orland Township (south) Homer Township, Will County (southwest) Lemont Township (west) Downers Grove Township, DuPage County (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains three cemeteries: Fairmount-Willow Hills, Oak Hill and Sacred Heart Catholic. Major highways Interstate 294 U.S. Route 12 U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 45 Illinois Route 7 Illinois Route 43 Illinois Route 83 Illinois Route 171 Airports and landing strips Palos Community Hospital Heliport Lakes Bull Frog Lake Hambone Lake Horsetail Lake Maple Lake Papoose Lake Tuma Lake Landmarks Orland Grove Forest Preserve Palos Sag-Valley Forest Preserve These Cook County Forest Preserves woods: Burr Oak Woods (west quarter) Cherry Hill Woods Crooked Creek Woods Forty Acres Woods Groundhog Slough Woods Henry De Tonty Hickory Hills Woods Hidden Pond Woods Mcclaughry Springs Woods Mcmahon Woods Paddock Woods Palos Park Woods Paw Paw Woods Pioneer Woods Pulaski Woods Saganashkee Slough Woods Spears Woods Swallow Cliff Woods Tampier Slough Woods (east half) White Oak Woods Willow Springs Woods Wolf Road Woods Demographics Governance Palos Township is governed by a township board of trustees sometimes called the township board or town board. The town board consists of five voting members and includes the elected township supervisor and four elected township trustees. The town board is responsible for providing a budget and taxes sufficient