Timothy Nugent

Mr. Nugent is serving his 5th term as the Mayor of Manteno. He was first elected in 2005. Mayor Nugent is the former owner of Manteno Lumber & True Value Inc. having sold the business in 2005. Mayor Nugent also served as a police officer in Kankakee County for 20 years, 12 years as a Deputy Sheriff and 8 years as the Chief of Police for the City of Kankakee.

Mayor Nugent holds a Bachelor Degree from Governors State University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico Virginia. Mayor Nugent is currently the President/CEO of the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, a public – private partnership that works to create jobs and expand the economic base by improving the local business climate.

Mayor Nugent was appointed by the Governor in 2015 to serve on the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. He also serves on the Boards of the local Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Kankakee County Enterprise Zone, Kankakee County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Kankakee County Salvation Army.

Mayor Nugent grew up on a farm just west of Manteno and other than the 8 years that he served as Chief of Police in Kankakee he has lived in the Village of Manteno his entire adult life. He is married to his wife Yvette and has 2 grown children, Casey Meier, a Manteno High School Art teacher and Mitchell, a Special Education teacher at Naperville North High School.