Farewell notes written on a classroom wall at Gurnee Grade School located at 940 Kilbourne Road in Gurnee. The school was built in a flood plain and is closed with students attending River Tail School. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Paper, pencils and other school materials are left for the trash at Gurnee Grade School located at 940 Kilbourne Road in Gurnee. The school was built in a flood plain and is closed with students attending River Trail School. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
A folder and paper left in an empty classroom at Gurnee Grade School located at 940 Kilbourne Road in Gurnee. The school was built in a flood plain and is closed with students attending River Trail School. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Hand prints of students and a good bye note in a classroom at Gurnee Grade School located at 940 Kilbourne Road in Gurnee. The school was built in a flood plain and is closed with students attending River Trail School. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Farewell notes written on a classroom wall at Gurnee Grade School located at 940 Kilbourne Road in Gurnee. The school was built in a flood plain and is closed with students attending River Trail School. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
The entrance to the now closed Gurnee Grade School located at 940 Kilbourne Road in Gurnee. The school was built in a flood plain and is closed with students attending River Trail School. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
Gurnee Grade School located at 940 Kilbourne Road in Gurnee. The school was built in a flood plain and is closed with students attending River Trail School. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media
The hallways at Gurnee Grade School are now silent. Saying their goodbyes, students wrote farewell notes on classroom walls and left their handprints. The now-empty school, located at 940 Kilbourne Road in Gurnee, was built in a flood plain and endured a number of flooding …
