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Gurnee sets 2025 trick‑or‑treat hours; one trustee objects to moving date
Summary
The village set trick‑or‑treat hours for Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; one trustee voted no and urged holding trick‑or‑treating on Oct. 31 if police recommendations are followed.
The village board approved the 2025 trick‑or‑treat hours for Sunday, Oct. 26 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Trustee Woodside moved the schedule and Trustee Garner seconded. During discussion Trustee Thorson (identified as a parent and long‑time scout supporter) urged returning trick‑or‑treating to Oct. 31 if police recommendations are followed and parents accompany children; one trustee recorded a nay on the final roll call while five trustees voted aye and the motion carried. Staff and trustees discussed police recommendations and general safety principles during the brief exchange; the board did not change the hours and directed staff to implement usual event communications.
