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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 flooding in 100 years. The flood forced several schools to close [6] and caused building damage to dozens of homes and businesses.
In a letter to a Lake County board chair on June 10, 1998, village president of Long Grove, Illinois, Lenore Simmons, said Gurnee "failed to be a good neighbor" after concerns over Six Flags Entertainment Village's potential to deplete highway funds to work on the four-lane expansion on Washington Street.
Opposition for Six Flags Entertainment Village arose in November 1998 with the citizens group Citizens United for a Residential Village of Gurnee (CURV) forming, with the concern of road congestion and rising tax prices. [68] Bolliger & Mabillard constructed Raging Bull in 1999, a hyper-twister coaster that was added to Southwest Territory.
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Goliath is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) and designed by Alan Schilke, the roller coaster features RMC's Topper Track design and opened to the public on June 19, 2014. Goliath initially set three world records among wooden coasters, having the ...
As of the 2020 census, [1] there were 65,883 people living in the township. The population density was approximately 1,800/sq mi (690/km 2).There were 25,853 housing units. The racial makeup of the township was 55.8% White, 12.2% Asian, 9.1% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 10.8% from other races, and 11.2% from two or ...
In the late 1990s, interest in building a water park close to Six Flags Great America was proposed; residents of Gurnee opposed these plans. A later water-park plan succeeded in 2004, when Gurnee officials confirmed a water park would be built. In its first year of operation, the park received 1.3 million visitors.
Meanwhile, Gurnee Mills announced in 2011 that it would demolish the vacant former Circuit City location entirely and construct an entirely new building for a Macy's department store at one end of the building, and remodel an area between Kohl's and Value City Furniture to create a "full price wing." The mall promised that these new ...