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Gurnee mayor tells Warren board village will back students with SROs, scholarships and internships
Summary
Gurnee Mayor Thomas Hood praised the school–village partnership, highlighted the village’s investments in public safety and scholarships, and offered continued collaboration on internships and school resource officers during a board visit.
Mayor Thomas Hood of Gurnee addressed the Warren Township board about the village’s ongoing partnership with the high school. Hood credited the successful referendum with strengthening the high school’s finances and emphasized public safety as the village’s top priority, noting Gurnee supports five SROs assigned to local schools and that the village values working closely with district administrators on safety planning.
Hood discussed village programs that connect students to community opportunities, including scholarship expansions and the "Gilly" youth group, and said the village wants to explore more internship and scholarship collaborations with the district. He described Gurnee’s economic context—roughly 31,000 residents and a mix of businesses that generate sales tax revenue—and offered specific local supports, such as internship contacts and partnership with the Chamber.
Board members thanked Hood and discussed next steps for school–village collaboration on scholarships and internships. Hood also described environmental testing and independent monitoring related to local industry and said the village is pursuing legislation to require fence-line testing at certain facilities.
The board accepted the mayor’s remarks and invited further collaboration between the village and the district on internships, scholarships and public-safety coordination.
