Editing Gurnee, Illinois

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'''Gurnee''' ({{IPAc-en|g|ər|ˈ|n|iː}} {{respell|ghər|NEE}}) is a [[Village (United States)|village]] and suburb in [[Lake County, Illinois]], United States. Its population was 30,706 as of the 2020 [[census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gurnee village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1732018|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref> It borders the city of [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]], and is a popular [[tourist attraction]] within the [[Chicago metropolitan area]].

Best known for being the location of [[Six Flags Great America]], [[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago]] and [[Gurnee Mills]], the village sees an average of over 23 million visitors annually.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Visitors |url=https://www.gurnee.il.us/visitors |access-date=August 25, 2022 |website=www.gurnee.il.us}}</ref>

== History ==
Early settlers in the Gurnee area came by foot horseback and by "Prairie Schooners" drawn by oxen or via the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes. They came from the town of [[Warren, New York]], which was named in honor of Major General [[Joseph Warren]], killed at the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]]. [[Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois|Warren Township]], formed in 1850, was also named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gurnee.il.us/history/history_warren_township.html|title=Gurnee History - Warren Township|publisher=The Village of Gurnee, IL|access-date=August 2, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805092635/http://www.gurnee.il.us/history/history_warren_township.html|archive-date=August 5, 2007}}</ref> The first settlement of Warren Township commenced in 1835 in the vicinity of the Aux Plaines River (now the [[Des Plaines River]]).

In 1835–36, a land company from New York State erected a Community House (site of the old Gurnee Grade School) to accommodate families while they were locating and getting government land grants to their farms. Near the Community House, there was a [[Ford (crossing)|ford]] used by the [[Potowatomi]] Indians for crossing the river. A floating log bridge was built in 1842. Later, both a wood and iron bridge were built.

With the erection of a permanent bridge, roads were established, and this area became the hub of the township. It was at this junction that the Milwaukee Road crossed the river from west to east, and then continued north to eventually connect Chicago to [[Milwaukee]]. This road was "laid out" in 1836 by three early settlers: Thomas McClure, Mark Noble, and Richard Steele. The east–west road, now known as Grand Avenue, was a main route from [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry County]] to the port of [[Waukegan]]. Stage coaches ran on this route as late as 1870.

The hamlet was originally called "Wentworth", after Congressman "Long John" Wentworth, who also served as the Republican Mayor of Chicago between 1857 and 1863.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bio - John Wentworth|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000295}}</ref>  Thereafter, [[Walter S. Gurnee]], the 14th [[Mayor of Chicago]] and one of the directors of the railroad, agreed to develop a station in Wentworth, which was called "Gurnee Station" in his honor. Over time, Gurnee Station became known simply as "Gurnee" and was incorporated as such.

Just east of the bridge, at the junction of Milwaukee Road and Grand Avenue, was the Mutaw Tavern, earlier known as "Marm Rudd's Tavern" and more recently as the [[Mother Rudd House]]. This was a stage coach stop between Chicago and Milwaukee and was a stopover for farmers from the west traveling to Little Fort (now known as [[Waukegan]]) to barter their crops for supplies and to ship out from the ports. It also served as a stop during the [[Underground Railroad]]. This building was acquired by the Village of Gurnee in 1984, has been restored, and now houses the Warren Township Historical Society.

In May 2004, Gurnee received major rainfall, causing the worst [[flash flood|flooding]] in 100 years. The flood forced several schools to close<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/violent-spring-floods-twisters/|title=Violent Spring|publisher=CBS News}}</ref> and caused building damage to dozens of homes and businesses.

==Geography==
Gurnee is located at {{coord|42|22|N|87|56|W|type:city}} (42.3737, −87.9344).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Gurnee has a total area of {{convert|13.576|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|13.5|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.44%) is land and {{convert|0.076|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.56%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1732018
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=August 3, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213064443/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1732018
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> It is located on the banks of the [[Des Plaines River]] and is split by Interstate 94, which divides the village into east (old) and west (new) sides.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 503
|1940= 661
|1950= 1097
|1960= 1831
|1970= 2738
|1980= 7179
|1990= 13701
|2000= 28834
|2010= 31295
|2020= 30706
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Gurnee village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Gurnee village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US1732018&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gurnee village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1732018&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gurnee village, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1732018&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|22,705
|20,872
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,463
|78.74%
|66.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |56.87%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,442
|2,362
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,643
|5.00%
|7.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.61%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|39
|57
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40
|0.14%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,345
|3,601
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,743
|8.13%
|11.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.19%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|9
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.03%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|54
|52
|style='background: #ffffe6; |189
|0.19%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|502
|672
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,166
|1.74%
|2.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.80%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,738
|3,665
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,440
|6.03%
|11.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.72%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''28,834'''
|'''31,295'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''30,706'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 Census===
As of the 2010 census, the total village population was 31,295, an 8.5% increase from the 2000 census.<ref name=2010census>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/1732018.html |title=US Census Bureau |publisher=Quickfacts.census.gov |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120052241/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/1732018.html |archive-date=January 20, 2013 }}</ref> There were 12,031 housing units throughout the village, and the [[population density]] was 2,318.7 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 73.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 7.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race made up 11.7% of the population.

42.3% of the households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. Of all households, 22.7% were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71, and the average family size was 3.25.

The median household income was estimated to be $85,421, while the [[per capita income]] for the village was $35,564.<ref name=2010census/>  According to a 2007 estimate, males had a median income of $56,274 versus $35,713 for females. In 2010, 5.1% of the population was reported to be under the [[poverty line]].

== Economy ==
[[Image:Gurnee Town Centre.JPG|thumb|The Gurnee Town Centre, a shopping district in West Gurnee]]
[[Image:Raging Bull (Six Flags Great America).jpg|right|thumb|[[Six Flags Great America]]]]
[[File:Hurricane Harbor Great America.jpg|thumb|[[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago]]]]

=== Tourism ===
Gurnee is home to multiple amusement parks, shopping centers and hotels. In total, the town brings around 23 million visitors annually.<ref name=":0" /> [[Six Flags Great America]] and its sister park [[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago]] are both major theme parks in Gurnee, and {{As of|2021|lc=y}}, Great America brought in a total of 2,675,000 guests, marking it as the 20th most visited amusement park in North America.<ref>{{cite web |year=2022 |title=TEA/AECOM 2021 Global Attractions Attendance Report |url=https://aecom.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/reports/AECOM-Theme-Index-2021.pdf |access-date=October 17, 2022 |publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref> Six Flags Great America has operated since 1976, originally as Marriott's Great America, and during earlier years was expected to draw in 6 million to 7 million people within the [[Chicago]], [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]] and [[Milwaukee]] areas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Frank |first=Mark D. |date=July 5, 1980 |title=No rough ride at theme parks during the rescession |pages=24 |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110952929/}}</ref> Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago opened in 2005 and drew 1.3 million guests in its opening year.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Filas |first=Lee |date=January 15, 2006 |title=Tornado to swirl into Gurnee |pages= |work=Daily Herald |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A140968997/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=4e4bee58 |access-date=December 12, 2022 |via=Gale OneFile}}</ref>  [[Gurnee Mills]] has attracted between 15 million to 20 million visitors per year since its opening in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Gurnee Mills in Cook County, Illinois {{!}} Waldron Construction LLC |url=https://www.waldronconstructionllc.com/gurnee-mills-in-cook-county-illinois/ |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=www.waldronconstructionllc.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>Gregory, Ted. [https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/arlington-heights/daily-herald-suburban-chicago/1991/08-09/page-334 "Mall mania in Lake County"], Daily Herald Suburban Chicago, August 9, 1991.</ref> The mall was advertised as the "world's largest outlet mall" upon its opening,<ref>Schmeltzer, John. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/05/24/growing-pains-for-gurnee-mills/ "Growing Pains For Gurnee Mills"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]],'' May 24, 1992.</ref> and is the fourth largest mall in Illinois.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2014 |title=Gurnee Mills |url=https://www.malls.com/us/malls/gurnee-mills.html |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=Malls.Com |language=en-us}}</ref> The {{Convert|30|acre|ha|adj=on}} resort [[Great Wolf Lodge (Gurnee, Illinois)|Great Wolf Lodge]], formerly Key Lime Cove opened in 2007 and has an indoor waterpark;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave Anderson of Famous Dave's Barbecue Restaurant Chain Building a 611-room Resort with 80,000 sq ft Water Park North of Chicago in Gurnee; The KeyLime Cove Resort Expected to Cost $125 million / May 2006 |url=https://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2006_2nd/May06_Gurnee.html |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=www.hotel-online.com}}</ref> it was sold to [[Great Wolf Resorts]] in 2017 due to its underperformance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great Wolf Lodge to take over, redevelop Key Lime Cove in Gurnee |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-gurnee-key-lime-great-wolf-st-0209-20170208-story.html |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=Chicago Tribune|date=February 8, 2017 }}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to Gurnee's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="cafr">{{cite web|url=https://www.gurnee.il.us/docs/default-source/cafr's/gurnee-cafr-0418.pdf?sfvrsn=4|title=Village of Gurnee 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|website=gurnee.il.us|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> the top employers in the village were:

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|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[Six Flags Great America]]/[[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago|Hurricane Harbor Chicago]]
| 3,315
|-
| 2
| Woodland School District 50
| 832
|-
| 3
| [[Warren Township High School|District 121 (Warren Township HS)]]
| 484
|-
| 4
| Nosco Inc.
| 400
|-
| 5
| [[Gurnee School District 56|Gurnee School District No. 56]]
| 390
|-
| 6
| [[Great Wolf Lodge (Gurnee, Illinois)|Great Wolf Lodge]] (formerly Key Lime Cove)
| 356
|-
| 7
| [[Bass Pro Shops]]
| 350
|-
| 8
| Gurnee Park District
| 330
|-
| 9
| Village of Gurnee (Full-time Equivalent)
| 233
|}

== Schools ==
The majority of the eastern half of the village is served by Gurnee School District #56. Four schools make up District #56. They are:

* River Trail School (grades K-8)
* Prairie Trail School (grades 3–5)
* Spaulding School (grades PK-2)
* Viking Middle School (grades 6–8)

The western section of Gurnee, along with portions of the village's eastside is served by Woodland Grade School District #50. Woodland comprises:
* Woodland Middle School (grades 6–8)
* Woodland Intermediate School (grades 4–5)
* Woodland Elementary School (grades 1–3)
* Woodland Primary School (K)
* Prairie Crossing Charter School (Grades K-8)
** (Public School that serves within School Dist. 50 and Dist. 79 Not a Woodland District 50 school.) <ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-09 |title=FAQ - Prairie Crossing Charter School |url=https://prairiecrossingcharterschool.org/parents/faq/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=prairiecrossingcharterschool.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
The village is served by [[Warren Township High School]], which is made up of the O'Plaine Road Campus (freshmen and sophomores) and the Almond Road Campus (juniors and seniors).
According to the 2007 state report card, both Woodland District #50 and Gurnee School District #56 has full recognition.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://webprod.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getSearchCriteria.aspx| title=ISBE eReport Card Public Site| access-date=December 3, 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127192552/http://webprod.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getSearchCriteria.aspx| archive-date=November 27, 2007}}</ref>

== Library ==
{{Main|Warren-Newport Public Library District}}
The Gurnee Public Library is located at 224 N. O'Plaine Road. [[Warren-Newport Public Library District|The Warren-Newport Public Library]] offers a collection of over 270,000 books, hundreds of magazines, and over 37,000 CDs and DVDs, as well as programming for all ages designed to provide personal enrichment, education and entertainment. The library serves a population of 60,000 residents.

The Warren-Newport Public Library District began in 1971, when the Gurnee Women's Club began to look for a meaningful service which their club could offer the area. Opening day for the library came on January 10, 1973. The library opened its doors for 45 hours per week with 3,000 volumes. The library moved into its current location in 1978. In 1997, the library opened a $5.6 million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=5600000|start_year=1997}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}), {{convert|31000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} addition.<ref name="gurneeil">{{cite web|url=http://www.gurnee.il.us/history/library|title=Gurnee History - Warren Newport Public Library|access-date=October 9, 2013|publisher=The Village of Gurnee|date=May 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726035545/http://www.gurnee.il.us/history/library|archive-date=July 26, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the fall of 2010, an $8.5 million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=8500000|start_year=2010}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) construction project began, adding 4,500 square feet and renovating 28,000 square feet of the oldest parts of the building.

[[Lake County, Illinois]] communities that fall completely within the boundaries of the district are Gurnee, Illinois; [[Grandwood Park, Illinois]]; [[Park City, Illinois]]; and [[Wildwood, Illinois]]. Partially included in the district are the communities of [[Beach Park, Illinois]]; [[Grayslake, Illinois]]; [[Lake Villa, Illinois]]; [[Old Mill Creek, Illinois]]; [[Third Lake, Illinois]]; [[Wadsworth, Illinois]]; [[Waukegan, Illinois]]; and [[Millburn, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wnpl.info/index.php/library-profile/ |title=Library Profile |publisher=Warren-Newport Public Library |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005054348/http://www.wnpl.info/index.php/library-profile/ |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2004, the library was one of the early adopters of passive RFID ([[radio frequency identification]]) technology for the automation of item check-in (''News Sun'', September 28, 2004).

According to statistics gathered by the Library Research Center at the University of Illinois, the Warren-Newport Public Library is the second busiest library in Lake County, after the Cook Memorial Library in Libertyville. (''News Sun'', October 3, 2006).

According to its mission statement, the Warren Newport Public Library "provides the community with access to information, kindles the imagination of children and adults, and supports lifelong learning."

== Transportation ==
[[Interstate 94]] (The [[Tri-State Tollway]]) is the main expressway servicing Gurnee, allowing easy access to [[Milwaukee]] and Chicago.

Gurnee is notable as being one of the only major Chicago suburbs (over 30000), that is not directly serviced by [[Metra]] (others include Calumet City, St. Charles, Addison, Bolingbrook, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Elk Grove Village, Glendale Heights, Hoffman Estates, Niles, Plainfield, Skokie, Streamwood, and Woodridge) although there are nearby stations in [[Waukegan]], [[Grayslake]], [[North Chicago]], [[Zion]], and [[Libertyville, Illinois|Libertyville]].

[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Gurnee to downtown Waukegan, Grayslake and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

==Drinking water supply==
The Village of Gurnee water supply comes from the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (CLCJAWA) located in Lake Bluff, IL. CLCJAWA purifies water from Lake Michigan.

== Government ==

=== Elected officials ===
The village of Gurnee is a [[home rule]] [[municipality]] which functions under the [[council-manager]] form of [[government]] with a Village President and a six-member [[Board of Trustees]], all of whom are elected to four-year terms. The Village President and three of the Trustees are elected every four years. The other group of three Trustees are also elected for four-year terms, but this election is staggered and takes place two years after the first group.

As of 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gurnee.il.us/government/village-board|title=Members & Terms of the Village Board|publisher=gurnee.il.us|access-date=April 7, 2021}}</ref> the village office holders are:

* Mayor: Thomas B. Hood (term ends April 30, 2025)
* Clerk: Andy Harris (term ends April 30, 2025)
* Trustee: Jeanne E. Balmes (term ends April 30, 2025)
* Trustee: Kevin Woodside (term ends April 30, 2025)
* Trustee: Karen Thorstenson (term ends April 30, 2025)
* Trustee: Quin O'Brien (term ends April 30, 2023)
* Trustee: Greg Garner (term ends April 30, 2023)
* Trustee: Cheryl Ross (term ends April 30, 2023)

=== Mayors (past and present) ===
* Leo Felton 1928–1941
* Dr. W. W. Smith 1941-1942 (resigned to enter Armed Services)
* Wm. Barnstable 1942–1949
* Gordon D. Gillings 1949–1973
* Richard Welton 1973–2001
* Don Rudny 2001–2005
* Kristina Kovarik 2005–2021
* Thomas B. Hood 2021–present

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* [[Kevin Anderson (actor)|Kevin Anderson]], actor
* [[Larry Farmer (basketball)|Larry Farmer]], basketball coach
* [[Max Floriani]], soccer player
* [[Robbie Gould]], football player
* [[Tommie Harris]], football player
* [[Tank Johnson]], football player
* [[Allen James Lynch]] (born 1945), soldier in the [[United States Army]] and recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]] for heroic actions during the [[Vietnam War]]<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Emil |last2=Philip |first2=Pate |title=Senate Resolution 116, 91st General Assembly |url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/srgroups/sr/910SR0116LV.html |date=May 7, 1995 |publisher=[[Illinois General Assembly]] |access-date=November 29, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Muhsin Muhammad]], football player 
* [[Brandon Paul]], basketball player
* [[Greg Rallo]], hockey player
* [[Mitchell Trubisky]], football player
* [[Tim Weigel]], Chicago television broadcaster
* Mike Caplan, Meteorologist <ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-12 |title=Mike Caplan |url=https://www.fox32chicago.com/person/c/mike-caplan |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=FOX 32 Chicago |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.gurnee.il.us/ Village of Gurnee]

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{{Geographic location
|Center=Gurnee
|Northwest=[[Grandwood Park]]
|North=[[Wadsworth, Illinois|Wadsworth]]
|Northeast=[[Zion]]
|East=[[Waukegan]]
|South=[[Park City, Illinois|Park City]]
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[[Category:Villages in Lake County, Illinois]]
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