In June 2018, the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) entered into a contract with Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. to study the Upper Des Plaines River Watershed (DPRW) within Wi...

Public Notice – 4:00 P.M. June 27, 2018 River Update As of 4:00 p.m. on June 27, 2018 the Des Plaines River was at level of 9.4 feet according to reporting information provided by the National...

On Thursday, July 13th Mayor Kovarik signed a proclamation declaring that the localized and regional flood impact in Gurnee have created a disaster situation in the Village. The proclamation from th...

The Village of Gurnee Board of Trustees has directed the Engineering Division to undertake drainage improvement projects in the Providence Village Subdivision in response to frequent complaints of sta...

Public Notice – September 16th - 4:00 p.m. Update As of 4:00 p.m. on September 16th, 2019 the Des Plaines River was at level of 10.46 feet according to reporting information provided by the Nat...

Public Notice – 9:00 A.M. June 27, 2018 River Update As of 9:00 a.m. on June 27, 2018 the Des Plaines River was at level of 9.1 feet according to reporting information provided by the National...

Des Plaines River Specific: As of 10:30am on July 14, 2017 the Des Plaines River was at level of 11.2 feet and rising to a predicted level of 11.9 feet on Saturday afternoon according to reporting i...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OF CHICAGO. National Weather Service Chicago, IL.12:27 PM CST Thursday February 8, 2018 ...Long Duration Snow Event Likely This Ev...

Public Notice – July 12th, A.M. Update As of 7:30 am on July 12, 2017 the Des Plaines River was at level of 10.0 feet and rising according to reporting information provided by the National Wea...

To better meet the needs of the public, the Village of Gurnee has launched a new website. The new website has a couple of key features we want to highlight: It is broken up by user group. We iden...

Springtime is often associated with warmer weather and the start of new growth, but it also brings the risk of flooding. With heavy rains and melting snow, the increased runoff can lead to rising wate...

As of Thursday February 16th, the National Weather Service's Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for Gurnee as well as the surrounding area from 6am until 9pm tonight. Expected weather conditions i...